Father absence and age at first birth in a western sample
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Father absence and age at first birth in a Western sample.
OBJECTIVES Although a large literature has shown links between "father absence" during early childhood, and earlier puberty and sexual behavior in girls in Western populations, there are only a few studies which have looked at timing of reproduction, and only one of these fully incorporated childless respondents to investigate whether father absence is associated with increased hazard of becomi...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Human Biology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1042-0533
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22378