Born Unwanted, 35 Years Later: The Prague Study

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 14, Issue 27, 2006, Pages 181-190

  David, Henry P ^a  

^a Transnational Family Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

abortion denied; adult mental health; child development; Czech Republic; unwanted pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, UNWANTED; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED;

EID: 33646530066     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(06)27219-7     Document Type: Article

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