Adolescent motherhood and socioeconomic factors: An ecologic approach

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 144-148

  Nebot, Manel ^a   Borrell, Carme ^a   Villalbí, Joan R ^a  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Ecologic analysis; Fertility; Inequalities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; INCOME; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0030971687     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/7.2.144     Document Type: Article

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