The transition from cohabitation to marriage: A longitudinal study of the propensity to marry in Sweden in the early 1990s

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 698-717

  Duvander, Ann Zofie E ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0033240240     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019251399020005007     Document Type: Article

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