Unwanted childbearing, health, and mother-child relationships

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 231-257

  Barber, Jennifer S ^a   Axinn, William G ^b   Thornton, Arland ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, UNWANTED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0033191476     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2676350     Document Type: Article

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