Concordance between partners in desired waiting time to birth for newlyweds in India

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-71

  Singh, Abhishek ^a   Becker, Stan ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82155181715     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932011000459     Document Type: Article

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