Mothers and daughters: Intergenerational patterns of reproduction

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-199

  Pouta, Anneli ^a,d   Järvelin, Marjo Riitta ^a,b   Hemminki, Elina ^c   Sovio, Ulla ^a,b   Hartikainen, Anna Liisa ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Menarche; Reproduction; Spontaneous abortion; Unwanted pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTRACEPTION; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MENARCHE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 20644445195     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki078     Document Type: Article

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