Poverty, early childbearing, and child maltreatment: A multinomial analysis

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 21, Issue 9-10, 1999, Pages 755-780

  Bong Joo, Lee ^a,b   Goerge, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago   (United States)

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EID: 0033543440     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-7409(99)00053-5     Document Type: Article

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