Impact of the 1996 welfare reform on child and family well-being

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 602-617

  Lee, Kyunghee ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67249144286     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20320     Document Type: Article

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