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The Decoupling of Marriage and Parenthood? Trends in the Timing of Marital First Births, 1945–2002

dc.contributor.authorHayford, Sarah R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGuzzo, Karen Benjaminen_US
dc.contributor.authorSmock, Pamela J.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-23T15:59:02Z
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dc.date.available2014-05-23T15:59:02Z
dc.date.issued2014-06en_US
dc.identifier.citationHayford, Sarah R.; Guzzo, Karen Benjamin; Smock, Pamela J. (2014). "The Decoupling of Marriage and Parenthood? Trends in the Timing of Marital First Births, 1945–2002." Journal of Marriage and Family 76(3): 520-538.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0022-2445en_US
dc.identifier.issn1741-3737en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/106837
dc.publisherWiley Subscription Services, Incen_US
dc.subject.otherTrendsen_US
dc.subject.otherFamily Formationen_US
dc.subject.otherFertilityen_US
dc.subject.otherMarriageen_US
dc.titleThe Decoupling of Marriage and Parenthood? Trends in the Timing of Marital First Births, 1945–2002en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollowen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPsychiatryen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelFamily Medicine and Specialtiesen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/106837/1/jomf12114.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jomf.12114en_US
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Marriage and Familyen_US
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