Family instability and children's early problem behavior

Social Forces

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 551-581

  Cavanagh, Shannon E ^a   Huston, Aletha C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 33749243166     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2006.0120     Document Type: Article

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