The prevalence and correlates of multipartnered fertility among Urban U.S. parents

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 718-732

  Carlson, Marcia J ^a   Furstenberg Jr , Frank F ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Fragile families; Nonmarital childbearing; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745805183     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00285.x     Document Type: Article

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