The child health disadvantage of parental cohabitation

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 181-193

  Schmeer, Kammi K ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Cohabiting couples with children; Early childhood; Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing; Health; Marital status

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651071879     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00797.x     Document Type: Article

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