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The pattern of reproductive life in a Berber population of Morocco

E Crognier1, C Bernis, S Elizondo

  • 1Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Equipe de Recherche 221 Dynamique bioculturelle, Aix-en-Provence, France.

Social Biology
|January 1, 1993
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AfricaAge FactorsArab CountriesBirth IntervalsBirth RateBreast FeedingContraceptionContraceptive UsageDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesFamily And HouseholdFamily CharacteristicsFamily PlanningFamily SizeFertilityFertility MeasurementsFertility RateFertility SurveysFirst Birth IntervalsFrench Speaking AfricaHealthInfant NutritionMarriageMarriage AgeMarriage PatternsMediterranean CountriesMoroccoMultiparityNorthern AfricaNuptialityNutritionParityPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsReproductive Behavior

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