Dynamics of interethnic contact: A panel study of immigrants in the Netherlands

European Sociological Review

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 303-318

  Martinovic, Borja ^a   Van Tubergen, Frank ^a   Maas, Ineke ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 66349099042     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcn049     Document Type: Article

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