Trends in marital dissolution by women's education in the United States

Demographic Research

Volumn 15, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Martin, Steven P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 33845871235     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/demres.2006.15.20     Document Type: Article

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