Low-income fathers

Annual Review of Sociology

Volumn 30, Issue , 2004, Pages 427-451

  Nelson, Timothy J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Family; Fatherhood; Fertility; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344605537     PISSN: 03600572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.soc.29.010202.095947     Document Type: Review

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