Work trajectories, income changes, and food insufficiency in a Michigan welfare population

Social Service Review

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-25

  Heflin, Colleen M ^a   Corcoran, Mary E ^b   Siefert, Kristine A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 33947540839     PISSN: 00377961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/511162     Document Type: Article

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