The social and demographic characteristics of cohabiters in Australia: Towards a typology of cohabiting couples

Family Matters

Volumn 82, Issue , 2009, Pages 22-29

  Buchler, Sandra ^a   Baxter, Janeen ^a   Haynes, Michele ^a   Western, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 77950360164     PISSN: 10302646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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