Out-of-school care and youth problem behaviors in low-income, Urban Areas

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 471-488

  Roche, Kathleen M ^a   Astone, Nan Marie ^a   Bishai, David ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Low income families; Out of school care; Problem behaviors; Transition into adolescence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547321361     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-007-9072-9     Document Type: Article

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