A re-evaluation of the economic consequences of divorce

American Sociological Review

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 528-536

  Peterson, Richard R ^a  

^a SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United States)

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EID: 0013014053     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2096363     Document Type: Review

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