The life journeys of young women project: Objectives, design, and recruitment results

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-80

  Steele, Emily J ^a,b   Giles, Lynne C ^a,b   Davies, Michael J ^a,b   Moore, Vivienne M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

employment; housing; maternal age; reproductive behavior; socioeconomic factors; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD LABOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FIELDWORK; HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING CONDITIONS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS HEALTH;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILDBIRTH; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; UNCERTAINTY;

ADELAIDE; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79959640531     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr047     Document Type: Article

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