State abortion policy, geographic access to abortion providers and changing family formation

Family Planning Perspectives

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 281-287

  Lichter, Daniel T ^a   McLaughlin, Diane K ^a   Ribar, David C ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAID; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; SINGLE PARENT; WELFARE;

EID: 33745127778     PISSN: 00147354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2991504     Document Type: Article

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24. Ibid.; Moffitt RA, 1994, op. cit. (see reference 10); Lichter DT, McLaughlin DK, and Ribar D, 1997, op. cit. (see reference 10); and Blank RM et al., 1996, op. cit. (see reference 3).
25. Ibid.; Moffitt RA, 1994, op. cit. (see reference 10); Lichter DT, McLaughlin DK, and Ribar D, 1997, op. cit. (see reference 10); and Blank RM et al., 1996, op. cit. (see reference 3).
26. Ibid.; Moffitt RA, 1994, op. cit. (see reference 10); Lichter DT, McLaughlin DK, and Ribar D, 1997, op. cit. (see reference 10); and Blank RM et al., 1996, op. cit. (see reference 3).
27. Ibid.; Moffitt RA, 1994, op. cit. (see reference 10); Lichter DT, McLaughlin DK, and Ribar D, 1997, op. cit. (see reference 10); and Blank RM et al., 1996, op. cit. (see reference 3).
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34. Ibid.