Familial factors associated with the use of multiple child-care arrangements

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 549-563

  Morrissey, Taryn W ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Child care arrangements; Child related family policy; Longitudinal methods; Selection effects; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849100766     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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