Children in no-parent households: The continuity of arrangements and the composition of households

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 912-932

  Hynes, Kathryn ^a   Dunifon, Rachel ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Children; Family structure; Household composition; Non parental care

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250013942     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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