Migration, social networks, and child health in Mexican families

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 713-728

  Donato, Katharine M ^a   Duncan, Ebony M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Mexican families; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960423867     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2011.00841.x     Document Type: Article

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