Nonmarital co-parenting: Knowledge building for practice

Families in Society

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-159

  Vosler, Nancy R ^a   Robertson, John G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 0032221265     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.1812     Document Type: Article

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