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Why do fathers become disengaged from their children's lives? Maternal and paternal accounts of divorce in Greece.

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Why do fathers become disengaged from their children's lives? Maternal and paternal accounts of divorce in Greece. / Lewis, C.; Maka, Z.; Papacosta, A.
In: Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, Vol. 28, No. 1/2, 1997, p. 89-117.

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Lewis C, Maka Z, Papacosta A. Why do fathers become disengaged from their children's lives? Maternal and paternal accounts of divorce in Greece. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage. 1997;28(1/2):89-117. doi: 10.1300/J087v28n01_08

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Lewis, C. ; Maka, Z. ; Papacosta, A. / Why do fathers become disengaged from their children's lives? Maternal and paternal accounts of divorce in Greece. In: Journal of Divorce and Remarriage. 1997 ; Vol. 28, No. 1/2. pp. 89-117.

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