Adolescent pregnancy and childbearing in relation to infant adoption in the united states

Adoption Quarterly

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-25

  Miller, Brent C ^a   Coyl, Diana D ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy; Infant adoption; Pregnancy decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937331324     PISSN: 10926755     EISSN: 1544452X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J145v04n01_02     Document Type: Article

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