Estimating the consequences of unintended fertility for child health and education in Romania: An analysis using twins data

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 667-691

  Glick, Peter J ^a   Marini, Alessandra ^b   Sahn, David E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 34748826193     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: 14680084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0084.2007.00476.x     Document Type: Article

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