The child care arrangements of preschool-age children in immigrant families in the United States

International Migration

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-87

  Brandon, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; IMMIGRANT POPULATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642291716     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0020-7985.2004.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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