Effect of teenage parenthood on mental health trajectories: Does sex matter?

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-287

  Biello, Katie Brooks ^a   Sipsma, Heather L ^a   Kershaw, Trace ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; mental health; parents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; MENTAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTHOOD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEENAGE PARENTHOOD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENTING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955151782     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq128     Document Type: Article

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