Children's experiences after the unintended birth of a sibling

Demography

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-125

  Barber, Jennifer S ^a   East, Patricia L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Child well being; Sibling effects; Unintended childbearing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953681028     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-010-0011-2     Document Type: Article

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