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Research Article

Women’s fertility and allostatic load in the post-reproductive years: An analysis of the Indonesian Family Life Survey

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Pages 127-149 | Received 13 Sep 2021, Accepted 13 Sep 2022, Published online: 25 Jan 2023

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