Contraception: historical development, current status and future aspects
Since the birth of Christ, the world population has increased exponentially, although the real growth spurt only began in the early 19th century. The population increase in the so-called developing countries, e.g. Africa, India, China, accounts for 80% of the total population growth. Three children...
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| Format: | Chapter/Article |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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Fertility control
Year: 1999, Pages: 29-72 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-642-86696-8_3 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86696-8_3 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-86696-8_3 
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| Author Notes: | Thomas Rabe, Elena Vladescu, Benno Runnebaum |
| Summary: | Since the birth of Christ, the world population has increased exponentially, although the real growth spurt only began in the early 19th century. The population increase in the so-called developing countries, e.g. Africa, India, China, accounts for 80% of the total population growth. Three children are born every second (98 million per year). By the year 2050, world population will have grown from a current 6 billion to 12.5 billion. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 20.11.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 9783642866968 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-642-86696-8_3 |