Gender composition of friendship networks and age at first intercourse: A life-course data analysis

Statistical Methods and Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 377-390

  Billari, Francesco C ^a   Mencarini, Letizia ^b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cox model; First sexual intercourse; Friendship networks; Life course

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958282266     PISSN: 16182510     EISSN: 1613981X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10260-003-0077-8     Document Type: Article

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