title: A modified stochastic model for closed birth interval.
abstract: "Based on some simple assumptions regarding [the] human reproduction process, a continuous time stochastic model for describing the variation in any closed birth interval of a woman of marital duration (t) has been developed.  The model incorporates the possibility of the variation of the amenorrhea period among the women under observation.  For illustration, the model is applied to an observed closed birth interval between first and second births of the women with marital duration of seven years."
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Sastry
mesh_terms: D001721:Birth Intervals; D001723:Birth Rate; D003710:Demography; D005298:Fertility; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research
keywords: Birth Intervals; Demographic Factors; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; Mathematical Model; Models, Theoretical; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology