Decomposing trends in nonmarital fertility among latinas

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 166-172

  Deleone, Felicia Yang ^a   Lichter, Daniel T ^b   Strawderman, Robert L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; ILLEGITIMACY; MARRIAGE; MIGRATION; NEGRO; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIRTH RATE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; ILLEGITIMACY; MARITAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949126135     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/4116609     Document Type: Article

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