Fractal scaling of the teen birth phenomenon

Fractals

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-122

  West, Bruce J ^a   Hamilton, Patti ^b   West, Damien J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0347386314     PISSN: 0218348X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218348X9900013X     Document Type: Article

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