The economic resource receipt of new mothers

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1305-1330

  Nichols, Laura ^a   Elman, Cheryl ^b   Feltey, Kathryn M ^b  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Marriage; Mothers; Poverty; Resource receipt; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746376971     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X06287249     Document Type: Review

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