The proper age for parenthood and second birth rates in Europe

European Sociological Review

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1149-1161

  Van Bavel, Jan ^a   Nitsche, Natalie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84890652498     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jct003     Document Type: Article

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