Welfare, work, and health care access predictors of low-income children's physical health outcomes

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 782-801

  Slack, Kristen Shook ^a   Holl, Jane L ^b   Yoo, Joan ^a   Amsden, Laura B ^b   Collins, Emily ^b   Bolger, Kerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child well being; Physical health; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248146106     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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