Marriage or dissolution? Union transitions among poor cohabiting women

Demography

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 223-240

  Lichter, Daniel T ^a   Qian, Zhenchao ^b   Mellott, Leanna M ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33747394816     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.2006.0016     Document Type: Article

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