Educational differences in divorce in Japan

Demographic Research

Volumn 28, Issue , 2013, Pages 177-206

  Raymo, James M ^a   Fukuda, Setsuya ^b   Iwasawa, Miho ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health   (United States)

^c National Institute of Population and Social Security Research   (United States)

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EID: 84884267469     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2013.28.6     Document Type: Article

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