Single motherhood and low birthweight in spain: Narrowing social inequalities in health?

Demographic Research

Volumn 22, Issue , 2010, Pages 863-890

  Castro Martín, Teresa ^a  

^a CSIC Instituto de Economia Geografia y Demografia IEGD   (Spain)

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EID: 77955019085     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2010.22.27     Document Type: Article

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