Retention is not an abstract notion: The effect of wages and caretaking

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 380-388

  Wermeling, Linda ^a   Smith, Jacqueline ^a  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career reentry; Caretaking; Retention; Wages; Workforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449673277     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01488370903132724     Document Type: Article

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