Interpregnancy intervals in the united states: Data from the birth certificate and the national survey of family growth

National Vital Statistics Reports

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1-10

  Copen, Casey E ^a   Thoma, Marie E ^a   Kirmeyer, Sharon ^a  

^a Division of Vital Statistics   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth spacing; Pregnancy interval; Vital statistics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; BIRTH INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84935879446     PISSN: 15518922     EISSN: 15518930     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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