Counting Fathers in South Africa: Issues of Definition, Methodology and Policy

Social Dynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 73-94

  Morrell, Robert ^a   Posel, Dorrit ^b   Devey, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Dept of International Econ/Mgmt   (South Africa)

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EID: 33645075877     PISSN: 02533952     EISSN: 19407874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02533950308628676     Document Type: Article

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