Men's childbearing desires and views of the male role in Europe at the dawn of the 21st century

Demographic Research

Volumn 19, Issue , 2008, Pages 1883-1912

  Puur, Allan ^a   Oláh, Livia Sz ^b   Tazi Preve, Mariam Irene ^c   Dorbritz, Jürgen ^d  

^a Eesti Korgkoolidevaheline Demouuringute Keskus   (Estonia)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d Federal Institute for Population Research   (Germany)

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EID: 56649089537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.19.56     Document Type: Article

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