Family Transformations and the Well-being of Children: Recent Evidence from Canadian Longitudinal Data

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-90+ii+vi+x

  Kerr, Don ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; EMOTION; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY LIFE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS; WELLBEING;

EID: 1642343938     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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