Gender differences in debt repayment problems after divorce

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 324-346

  Lyons, Angela C ^a   Fisher, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Building II   (United States)

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EID: 33748334357     PISSN: 00220078     EISSN: 17456606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2006.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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