Volume 38 - Article 38 | Pages 1111–1154
The formation of ethnically mixed partnerships in Estonia: A stalling trend from a two-sided perspective
By Allan Puur, Leen Rahnu, Luule Sakkeus, Martin Klesment, Liili Abuladze
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