title: In (cautious) defense of the crude birth rate.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Haub
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D001723:Birth Rate; D003710:Demography; D005298:Fertility; D009026:Mortality; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012942:Social Sciences; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Age Distribution; Age Factors; Age Specific Death Rate; Birth Rate; Death Rate; Demographic Factors; Demography; Estimation Technics; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; Fertility Rate; Mortality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Social Sciences; Total Fertility Rate