Division of Labor among Lesbian and Heterosexual Parents: Associations with Children's Adjustment

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 402-419

  Chan, Raymond W ^a   Brooks, Risa C ^b   Raboy, Barbara ^b   Patterson, Charlotte J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032327724     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.12.3.402     Document Type: Article

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