Relationship between men's gender attitudes and fertility: Response to Puur et al.'s "Men's chilbearing desires and views of the male role in Europe at the dawn of the 21st century"

Demographic Research

Volumn 21, Issue , 2009, Pages 65-74

  Westoff, Charles F ^a   Higgins, Jenny ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70149119662     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2009.21.3     Document Type: Note

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