The transition to early fatherhood: National estimates based on multiple surveys

Demographic Research

Volumn 18, Issue , 2008, Pages 337-376

  Hynes, Kathryn ^a   Joyner, Kara ^b   Peters, H Elizabeth ^c   DeLeone, Felicia Yang ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 43149098551     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.12     Document Type: Article

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