Fathers of infants born to adolescent mothers: A comparison with non-parenting male peers and adolescent mothers

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 489-505

  Thompson, Stacy D ^a   Jasper Crase, Sedahlia ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent mothers; Fathers; Infants; Parenthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542491164     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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