Childhood social hardships and fertility: A prospective cohort study

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 784-790.e1

  Harville, Emily W ^a   Boynton Jarrett, Renée ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adversity; Fertility; Pregnancy; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIED WOMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE WOMAN; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL HARDSHIP; SOCIAL WORKER; TEACHER; TIME TO PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84888059454     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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