Counting on kin: Social networks, social support, and child health status

Social Forces

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1137-1164

  Iaupuni, Shawn Malia Kana ^a,d   Donato, Katharine M ^b   Thompson Colón, Theresa ^c   Stainback, Melissa ^b  

^a Kamehameha Schools   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

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EID: 20144369902     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2005.0036     Document Type: Article

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