Child well-being: A systematic review of the literature

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-78

  Pollard, Elizabeth L ^a   Lee, Patrice D ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; LITERATURE REVIEW; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARD OF LIVING;

EID: 0037271203     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021284215801     Document Type: Article

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