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Micklin, M., Poston, D.L. (2005). Prologue: The Demographer’s Ken: 50 Years of Growth and Change. In: Poston, D.L., Micklin, M. (eds) Handbook of Population. Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23106-4_1
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