The effects of maternal employment on child injuries and infectious disease

Demography

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 307-333

  Gordon, Rachel A ^a   Kaestner, Robert ^a   Korenman, Sanders ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 34447542023     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.2007.0011     Document Type: Article

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