The institutionalization and pace of fertility in American stepfamilies

Demographic Research

Volumn 14, Issue , 2006, Pages 237-266

  Li, Jui Chung Allen ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Nonparametric method; Stepfamily; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645302906     PISSN: 14359871     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2006.14.12     Document Type: Article

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