Wealth, race/ethnicity, and children's educational outcomes

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 963-971

  Kaushal, Neeraj ^a   Nepomnyaschy, Lenna ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Educational outcomes; Race ethnicity; Wealth

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649408764     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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