Parental substance abuse and child well-being: A consideration of parents' gender and coresidence

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 341-370

  Osborne, Cynthia ^a   Berger, Lawrence M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child well being; Family formation; Family policy; Father coresidence; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349118574     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X08326225     Document Type: Article

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