How are children and families faring a decade after welfare reform? Evidence from five non-experimental panel studies

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 693-697

  Slack, Kristen Shook ^a   Magnuson, Katherine A ^a   Berger, Lawrence M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 34248190813     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2006.12.001     Document Type: Editorial

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