The state of marriage in Singapore

Changing Marriage Patterns in Southeast Asia: Economic and Socio-Cultural Dimensions

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 218-233

  Koh, Eng Chuan ^a  

^a Department of Statistics ^*  (Singapore)

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EID: 85076275963     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203813461-26     Document Type: Chapter

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