Childfree by choice: A review

Journal of Cultural Geography

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 347-363

  Agrillo, Christian ^a   Nelini, Cristian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childfree; Childless; Childlessness

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; DECISION MAKING; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 65449154338     PISSN: 08873631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08873630802476292     Document Type: Conference Paper

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