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Biodemography of Fertility in Japan

Part of the SpringerBriefs in Population Studies Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-0176-5

ISBN: 978-981-10-0175-8

Publisher: Springer Singapore - Springer Journals

Dec 31, 2017

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Chapter 1Introduction

Konishi, Shoko; Tamaki, Emi

Pages: 1 –12

[Human fertility (measured by total fertility rate, TFR) varies widely even among populations without any artificial fertility control, whereas the age pattern of fertility is similar across populations. Proximate determinants of fertility are useful tools for understanding why fertility varies...
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Chapter 2Proximate Determinants of Fertility in Japan

Konishi, Shoko; Tamaki, Emi

Pages: 13 –42

[Proximate determinants link both social and biological factors to fertility. In this section, we will summarize available data related to proximate determinants of fertility in Japan while referring to some of the related literature targeting populations overseas. In addition to data from...
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Chapter 3Exposure to Chemical Substances as a Potential Determinant Factor of Human Fertility

Yoshinaga, Jun

Pages: 43 –57

[Exposure to chemical substances has been considered a factor that affects the biological aspect of human fertility. It is widely recognized that some chemical substances have adverse effects on reproductive processes and fertility in animal models and in workers subjected to occupational...
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Chapter 4Directions for Future Research

Konishi, Shoko; Tamaki, Emi; Yoshinaga, Jun

Pages: 59 –63

[In the earlier chapters of this book, we have shown, with limited evidence, that both the duration of lactational infecundability and time to pregnancy (TTP) may be longer among Japanese couples than among Western couples. Longer TTP can be linked to the relatively low coital frequency and...

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