Substance abuse and employment among welfare mothers: From welfare to work and back again?

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1069-1087

  Schmidt, Laura ^a   Zabkiewicz, Denise ^b   Jacobs, Laurie ^c   Wiley, Jim ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drugs; Employment; Substance use; Unemployment; Welfare; Welfare reform; Women

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WORK;

EID: 34547574019     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080701409644     Document Type: Conference Paper

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