Adoption experiences of women and men and demand for children to adopt by women 18-44 years of age in the United States, 2002

Vital and Health Statistics, Series 23: Data from the National Survey of Family Growth

Volumn 23, Issue 27, 2008, Pages

  Jones, Jo ^a  

^a Division of Vital Statistics   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Nonbiological children; NSFG; Relinquishment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858154707     PISSN: 02785234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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