Determinants of initial entry onto welfare by young women

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 527-546

  Klawitter, Marieka ^a   Plotnick, Robert D ^a   Edwards, Mark Evan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034422431     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6688(200023)19:4<527::AID-PAM1>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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