Patterns and determinants of paternal child care during a child's first three years of life

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 115-136

  Averett, Susan L ^a   Gennetian, Lisa A ^b   Peters, H Elizabeth ^c  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Manpower Demonstration Res Corp   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Childcare; Fatherhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034384905     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v29n02_08     Document Type: Article

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