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The incidence of divorce within cohorts of American marriages contracted since the civil war

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  • John McDonald

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  • Samuel Preston & John McDonald, 1979. "The incidence of divorce within cohorts of American marriages contracted since the civil war," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 16(1), pages 1-25, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:demogr:v:16:y:1979:i:1:p:1-25
    DOI: 10.2307/2061075
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