Children's Home Environments: Understanding the Role of Family Structure Changes

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-28

  Kowaleski Jones, Lori ^a   Dunifon, Rachel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive stimulation; Emotional support; Parental divorce; Sibling birth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347603879     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X03256516     Document Type: Review

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