Choosing a Major and a Partner: Field of Study and Union Formation Among College-Educated Women in Europe

Overview

Journal Eur J Popul

Specialty Public Health

Date 2022 Dec 12

PMID 36507246

Authors

Dana Hamplova

Alena Bicakova

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Abstract

Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10680-022-09621-8.

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