Family background, schooling and childlessness in Australia

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 229-243

  Parr, Nicholas J ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; EUROPE; FAMILY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; NORTH AMERICA; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 14644430447     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932004006546     Document Type: Review

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