Adolescent and adult low-income mothers: How do needs and resources differ?

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1037-1052

  Eshbaugh, Elaine M ^a   Luze, Gayle J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36549046501     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20210     Document Type: Article

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