Young Adults' Fertility Expectations and Events: Associations With College Enrollment and Persistence

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 866-879

  Raley, R Kelly ^a   Kim, Yujin ^a   Daniels, Kimberly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

College; Education; Expectations; Fertility; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863877017     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2012.00990.x     Document Type: Article

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