Socioeconomic factors and substandard parenting

Social Service Review

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 485-522

  Berger, Lawrence M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 34548674692     PISSN: 00377961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/520963     Document Type: Article

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