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A Matter of Number, Age or Marriage? Children and Marital Dissolution in Italy

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  • Lorenzo Todesco, 2011. "A Matter of Number, Age or Marriage? Children and Marital Dissolution in Italy," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 30(2), pages 313-332, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:poprpr:v:30:y:2011:i:2:p:313-332
    DOI: 10.1007/s11113-010-9190-1
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