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What Is Urban? Comparing a Satellite View with the Demographic and Health Surveys

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  • Audrey Dorélien
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  • Megan Todd

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  • Audrey Dorélien & Deborah Balk & Megan Todd, 2013. "What Is Urban? Comparing a Satellite View with the Demographic and Health Surveys," Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc., vol. 39(3), pages 413-439, September.
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