Long-term consequences of adolescent fertility: The Colombian case

Demographic Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1487-1518

  Urdinola, Piedad ^a   Ospino, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

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EID: 84940754792     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2015.32.55     Document Type: Article

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