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Ergodic theorems in demography

Author(s): Joel E. Cohen
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 1 (1979), 275-295.
MSC (1970): Primary 15A48, 60J20; Secondary 92A15, 60B15
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DOI: 10.1090/S0273-0979-1979-14594-4
PII: S 0273-0979(1979)14594-4


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