Coparenting and nonresident fathers' involvement with young children after a nonmarital birth

Demography

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 461-488

  Carlson, Marcia J ^a   McLanahan, Sara S ^b   Brooks Gunn, Jeanne ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 46749150791     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.0.0007     Document Type: Article

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