Mate availability and unmarried parent relationships

Demography

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 555-571

  Harknett, Kristen ^a  

^a Department of Sociology ^*  (United States)

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EID: 57049131518     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.0.0012     Document Type: Article

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