Work-related disability, veteran status, and poverty: Implications for family well-being

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 330-349

  London, Andrew S ^a   Heflin, Colleen M ^b   Wilmoth, Janet M ^c  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Family well being; Poverty; Veteran

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960601870     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10875549.2011.589259     Document Type: Article

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