The impact of family resources and satisfaction with division of labour on coping and worries after the birth of the first child

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 431-456

  Wicki, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0037936707     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/016502599383900     Document Type: Article

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