Young fatherhood and subsequent disadvantage in the United Kingdom

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 735-753

  Sigle Rushton, Wendy ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British cohort study; Fatherhood; Propensity score matching

Indexed keywords

EID: 32144455367     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2005.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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