Realizing a desired family size: when should couples start?

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Published in Hum Reprod on July 15, 2015

Authors

J Dik F Habbema1, Marinus J C Eijkemans2, Henri Leridon3, Egbert R te Velde4

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands j.d.f.habbema@erasmusmc.nl.
2: Julius Centre, University Medical Center Utrecht, PO Box 85500, Utrecht 3508 GA, The Netherlands.
3: Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques, 133 Bd Davout, 75980 Paris cedex 20, France.
4: Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

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