Reexamining the economic costs of marital disruption for women

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 202-217

  McKeever, Matthew ^a   Wolfinger, Nicholas H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 0035285881     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0038-4941.00018     Document Type: Article

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