Patterns of single mothers' work and welfare use: What matters for children's well-being?

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1083-1112

  Neblett, Nicole Gardner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child well being; Children and adolescents; Developmental outcomes; Single mothers; Work and welfare patterns

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547254686     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X07301753     Document Type: Article

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