Absent fathers as providers: Race/ethnic differences in support for adolescent mothers

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 617-634

  Wiemann, Constance M ^a   Agurcia, Carolyn A ^a   Rickert, Vaughn I ^b   Berenson, Abbey B ^c   Volk, Robert J ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent fathers; Adolescent mothers; Adolescent pregnancy; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751539814     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10560-006-0078-1     Document Type: Article

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