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Fertility patterns are a major focus for demographic analysis. This chapter reviews the factors that demographers address when analyzing the fertility patterns associated with a population along with the measures used for describing fertility patterns. The demographic correlates of fertility are explored along with the ways in which demographers can contribute to our understanding of the reproductive process.
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Thomas, R.K. (2018). Demographic Processes: Fertility. In: Concepts, Methods and Practical Applications in Applied Demography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65439-3_6
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