Is maternal marriage beneficial for low-income adolescents?

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 153-171

  Bachman, Heather J ^a   Coley, Rebekah Levine ^b   Lindsay Chase Lansdale, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70449113282     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888690903287633     Document Type: Article

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