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Intergenerational Transmission of Reproductive Behavior

Differences in intergenerational fertility associations by sex and race in Saba, Dutch Caribbean, 1876–2004

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Pages 135-153 | Received 06 Jun 2012, Accepted 05 Sep 2012, Published online: 13 Nov 2012

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