The effect of sexual abstinence on females' educational attainment

Demography

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 695-715

  Sabia, Joseph J ^a   Rees, Daniel I ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 74049150391     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.0.0072     Document Type: Article

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