Life outcomes of childless men and fathers

European Sociological Review

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-15

  Keizer, Renske ^a   Dykstra, Pearl A ^a   Poortman, Anne Rigt ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77049113047     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcn080     Document Type: Article

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