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Enivironmental and other factors influencing fertility in Sri Lanka

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Dallas F. S. Fernando
Dallas F. S. Fernando
Affiliation:
Marga Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Summary

The paper explores factors that influence fertility levels in Sri Lanka. It shows that three environmental variables and two socioeconomic variables explain 76–4% of the variance among districts.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 18 , Issue 2 , April 1986 , pp. 209 - 214
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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