Seeing their surroundings: The effects of neighborhood setting and race on maternal distress

Social Science Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 402-428

  Christie Mizell, C André ^a   Steelman, Lala Carr ^b   Stewart, Jennifer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0042353689     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0049-089X(03)00014-0     Document Type: Article

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