Family Trajectories and Health: A Life Course Perspective;Trajectoires familiales et santé: Une approche sous l'angle de parcours de vie

European Journal of Population

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 357-385

  Barban, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health outcomes; Life course analysis; Sequence analysis; Transition to adulthood

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; DRINKING; FAMILY STRUCTURE; HEALTH STATUS; SMOKING;

EID: 84889572284     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10680-013-9296-3     Document Type: Article

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