Children facing economic hardships in the United States: Differentials and changes in the 1990s

Demographic Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2004, Pages 287-338

  Lu, Hsien Hen ^a   Palmer, Julian ^b   Song, Younghwan ^c   Lennon, Mary Clare ^a   Aber, J Lawrence ^d  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4243118730     PISSN: 14359871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2004.10.11     Document Type: Review

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