The quality of retrospective data on cohabitation

Demography

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 129-141

  Hayford, Sarah R ^a   Philip Morgan, S ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 44449149185     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.2008.0005     Document Type: Article

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