Parental separation and family formation in early adulthood: Evidence from Italy

Advances in Life Course Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 119-130

  Ongaro, Fausta ^a   Mazzuco, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Family formation; Italy; Marital instability

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450221693     PISSN: 15694909     EISSN: 18796974     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcr.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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