First births among unmarried adolescent girls: Risk and protective factors

Social Work Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 197-208

  Kalil, Ariel ^a   Kunz, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Childbearing; Protective factors; Risks; Unwed mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009861460     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/23.3.197     Document Type: Article

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