The Place of Proximity

Human Nature

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 108-127

  Scelza, Brooke A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Human behavioral ecology; Parental investment; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT CHILD; AGE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PUERTO RICO; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PUERTO RICO; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958822161     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-011-9112-x     Document Type: Article

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