Welfare Reform and Children's Health

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 384-389

  Geltman, Paul L ^a   Meyers, Alan F ^a   Greenberg, Joshua ^b   Zuckerman, Barry ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCOME; POVERTY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INCOME; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030116817     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1996.02170290050008     Document Type: Article

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