Family structure, private transfers, and the economic well-being of families with children

Social Forces

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 269-292

  Hao, Lingxin ^a  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

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EID: 0030486980     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/75.1.269     Document Type: Article

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