Do welfare sanctions increase child protection system involvement? A cautious answer

Social Service Review

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 207-228

  Slack, Kristen S ^a   Lee, Bong Joo ^b,c   Berger, Lawrence M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 34250319736     PISSN: 00377961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516831     Document Type: Article

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