Nonmarital childbearing, union history, and women's health at midlife

American Sociological Review

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 465-486

  Williams, Kristi ^a   Sassler, Sharon ^b   Frech, Adrianne ^c   Addo, Fenaba ^b   Cooksey, Elizabeth ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

cohabitation; health; marital status; nonmarital fertility; single mothers

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; HEALTH STATUS; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; WOMENS HEALTH;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957590134     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122411409705     Document Type: Article

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