Capabilities and Employability of Unwed Mothers

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 23, Issue 4-5, 2001, Pages 327-351

  Jackson, Aurora P ^a   Tienda, Marta ^b   Huang, Chien Chung ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0347118878     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-7409(01)00140-2     Document Type: Article

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