Transition to adulthood, mental health, and inequality

Mental Health, Social Mirror

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 219-237

  Gore, Susan ^a   Aseltine Jr , Robert H ^b   Schilling, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 33947590967     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-36320-2_10     Document Type: Chapter

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