Family structure and wellbeing of out-of-wedlock children: The significance of the biological parents' relationship

Demographic Research

Volumn 15, Issue , 2006, Pages 61-104

  Heiland, Frank ^a   Liu, Shirley H ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 33748685987     PISSN: 14359871     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2006.15.4     Document Type: Article

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