Estimates of the abortion demand of young and older teenagers

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 539-549

  Medoff, Marshall H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Demand; Estimates; Teenage

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; FERTILITY; SOCIAL CHANGE; YOUNG POPULATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032441916     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006117106793     Document Type: Article

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