The effects of teenage childbearing on the short and long-term health behaviors of mothers

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 201-218

  Fletcher, Jason M ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Health behaviors; Substance use; Teenage childbearing

Indexed keywords

EID: 83955165925     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-011-0381-9     Document Type: Article

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