A survey of baby booms and busts in 20th century Spain
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This paper presents a new source of microdata on womenâs reproductive life in 20th century Spain, the Baby Boom and Bust Survey (BBBS). While certain countries have other sources such as censuses or specific fertility surveys that been us
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عنوان ژورنال: Demographic Research
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2363-7064', '1435-9871']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4054/demres.2021.45.41