Barriers to divorce: When are they effective? When are they not?

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 78-99

  Knoester, C ^a   Booth, A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034338607     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019251300021001004     Document Type: Article

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