Early parenthood in a community context: Neighborhood conditions, race-ethnicity, and parenting stress

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 574-590

  Franco, Lydia M ^a   Pottick, Kathleen J ^b   Huang, Chien Chung ^a,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 77956447826     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20382     Document Type: Article

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