Living alone in Japan: Relationships with happiness and health

Demographic Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1267-1298

  Raymo, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84939631755     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2015.32.46     Document Type: Article

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