Pathways toward educational achievement among African American and Puerto Rican adolescent mothers: Reexamining the role of social support from families

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 349-364

  Way, Niobe ^a   Leadbeater, Bonnie J ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0001614250     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579499002096     Document Type: Article

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