Stated reasons for relationship dissolution in Britain: Marriage and cohabitation compared

European Sociological Review

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 315-328

  Lampard, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84902201170     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jct034     Document Type: Article

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