Retrospective Reports of Pregnancy Wantedness and Child Well-Being in the United States

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 404-428

  Hummer, Robert A ^a   Hack, Kimberly A ^a   Raley, R Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Pregnancy; Wantedness; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842476885     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X03257712     Document Type: Review

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