Romantic relationships from adolescence to young adulthood: Evidence from the national longitudinal study of adolescent health

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 308-335

  Meier, Ann ^a   Allen, Gina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 64549085463     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: 15338525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2009.01142.x     Document Type: Article

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