The thermodynamics of social processes: The teen birth phenomenon

Fractals

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 193-208

  Scafetta, Nicola ^a   Hamilton, Patti ^b   Grigolini, Paolo ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

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EID: 0000551105     PISSN: 0218348X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218348X0100052X     Document Type: Article

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