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    Stewart E. Tolnay

  2. University of Georgia, Georgia, USA

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Tolnay, S.E., Rodeheaver, D.G. The effects of family planning effort and development on fertility: An intervening variables framework. St Comp Int Dev 23, 28–50 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02717385

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