Childcare strategies of divorced mothers in Europe: A comparative analysis

European Sociological Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-131

  Raeymaeckers, Peter ^a   Dewilde, Caroline ^a   Snoeckx, Laurent ^a   Mortelmans, Dimitri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

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EID: 38349083867     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcm040     Document Type: Article

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