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  1. The Developmental Paradigm, Reading History Sideways, and Family Change
  2. Arland Thornton
  3. pp. 449-465
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2001.0039
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Contraception, Breast-Feeding, and Abstinence

  1. Ethnic Variations in Observance and Rationale for Postpartum Sexual Abstinence in Malawi
  2. Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu
  3. pp. 467-479
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2001.0042
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  1. How Do Family Planning Workers' Visits Affect Women's Contraceptive Behavior in Bangladesh?
  2. Mary Arends-Kuenning
  3. pp. 481-496
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2001.0032
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  1. Is Breast-Feeding a Substitute for Contraception in Family Planning?
  2. Jeffrey Joseph Rous
  3. pp. 497-512
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2001.0037
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Elderly Health Status and Mortality in Developed Countries

  1. Social Inequalities in Disability-Free Life Expectancy in the French Male Population, 1980-1991
  2. Emmanuelle Cambois, Jean-Marie Robine, Mark D. Hayward
  3. pp. 513-524
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2001.0033
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  1. Life Expectancies in Specific Health States: Results From a Joint Model of Health Status and Mortality of Older Persons
  2. France Portrait, Maarten Lindeboom, D. J. H. Deeg
  3. pp. 525-536
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2001.0038
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  1. Evaluating the Performance of the Lee-Carter Method for Forecasting Mortality
  2. Ronald Lee, Timothy Miller
  3. pp. 537-549
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2001.0036
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  1. Education and Survival: Birth Cohort, Period, and Age Effects
  2. Diane S. Lauderdale
  3. pp. 551-561
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2001.0035
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Exchange: Racial Differences in Birth Weight

  1. The Misuse of Biology in Demographic Research on Racial/Ethnic Differences: A Reply to van den Oord and Rowe
  2. Reanne Frank
  3. pp. 563-567
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2001.0034
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  1. One Step Back in Understanding Racial Differences in Birth Weight
  2. Tukufu Zuberi
  3. pp. 569-571
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2001.0041
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  1. A Step in Another Direction: Looking for Maternal Genetic and Environmental Effects on Racial Differences in Birth Weight
  2. Edwin J.C.G. van den Oord, David C. Rowe
  3. pp. 573-576
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2001.0040
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