title: Spouse age difference and fertility in rural Bangladesh:  implications for raising the age at marriage of females.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stoeckel
authors.lastname: Chowdhury Akma
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001208:Asia; D001459:Bangladesh; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005298:Fertility; D008393:Marriage; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D012424:Rural Population
keywords: Age Factors; Asia; Bangladesh; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Differential Fertility; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Fertility; Husband-wife Comparisons; Marriage; Marriage Age--women; Marriage Patterns; Nuptiality; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Research Methodology; Rural Population; Social Policy; Southern Asia; Studies