Alone in the ivory tower

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1652-1670

  Wolfinger, Nicholas H ^a   Goulden, Marc ^b   Mason, Mary Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

fast track professionals; fertility; higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649246189     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X10374939     Document Type: Article

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