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Migration and fertility in Puerto Rico

G C Myers, E W Morris

    Population Studies
    |November 17, 2011
    PubMed
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    Migration experience is linked to fertility in Puerto Rico across different marital statuses and residences. However, migration status does not explain fertility differences between rural-urban or consensual-legal unions.

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