The effect of minimum wages on adolescent fertility: A nationwide analysis

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 447-452

  Bullinger, Lindsey Rose ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH RATE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; VITAL STATISTICS; ETHNOLOGY; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH RATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85020639398     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303604     Document Type: Review

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