Cohort estimates of nonmarital fertility for U.S. women

Demography

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 193-207

  Wu, Lawrence L ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 44449120725     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.2008.0001     Document Type: Article

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