Maternal work and welfare use and child well-being: Evidence from 6 years of data from the Women's Employment Study

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 742-761

  Kalil, Ariel ^a   Dunifon, Rachel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Child well being; Maternal work; Welfare use

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248188613     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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