Mother, Child, and Family Factors Related to Employment of Single Mothers With LBW Preschoolers

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 247-263

  Youngblut, Joanne M ^a   Singer, Lynn T ^a   Madigan, Elizabeth A ^a   Swegart, Leslie A ^a   Rodgers, Willard L ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0031168931     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.1997.tb00111.x     Document Type: Article

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