Black single custodial fathers: Factors influencing the decision to parent

Families in Society

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 247-258

  Coles, Roberta L ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0042236611     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.90     Document Type: Article

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