Parental family experiences, the timing of first sex, and contraception

Social Science Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 875-893

  Brauner Otto, Sarah R ^a   Axinn, William G ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Family dynamics; Family structure; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958474292     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.06.015     Document Type: Article

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