An economic analysis of abortion: The effect of travel cost on teenagers

Social Science Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 113-124

  Jewell, R Todd ^a   Brown, Robert W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0042280365     PISSN: 03623319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0362-3319(99)00063-4     Document Type: Article

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