title: Assessing the effects of intermediate variables on birth interval-specific measures of fertility.
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authors.lastname: Palloni
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous; D000569:Americas; D001695:Biology; D001721:Birth Intervals; D001722:Birth Order; D001723:Birth Rate; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003267:Contraception; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005195:Family Relations; D005298:Fertility; D006262:Health; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007774:Lactation; D007843:Latin America; D008423:Maternal Age; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D010298:Parity; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010568:Peru; D010827:Physiology; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011247:Pregnancy; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013020:South America; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Abortion, Induced; Abortion, Spontaneous; Acceptors; Age Specific Fertility Rate; Americas; Biology; Birth Intervals; Birth Order; Birth Rate; Breast Feeding; Contraception; Contraceptive Usage; Data Analysis; Demographic Analysis; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Estimation Technics; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Planning; Family Planning, Behavioral Methods; Family Relationships; Fecundability; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; Fertility Rate; Health; Infant Nutrition; Intermediate Variables; Lactation; Lactation, Prolonged; Latin America; Literature Review; Maternal Physiology; Mathematical Model; Measurement; Models, Theoretical; Nonacceptors; Nutrition; Parity; Parity Progression Ratio; Peru; Physiology; Population; Population Dynamics; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Research Report; Retrospective Studies; South America; Statistical Regression; Statistical Studies; Studies; Theoretical Effectiveness; Total Fertility Rate; World Fertility Surveys