Meeting children's needs: How does the United States measure up?

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-215

  Jody Heymann, S ^a,c   Penrose, Kate ^a,c   Earle, Alison ^b,d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Institute for Health and Social Policy   (Canada)

^d Human Development and Health ^*  (United States)

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EID: 33745636119     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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