Effects of welfare reform policies on Mexican immigrants' infant mortality rates

Social Science Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 641-653

  Cho, Rosa M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant mortality; Mexican immigrants; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955022786     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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