Family and community influences on health and socioeconomic status: Sibling correlations over the life course

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Mazumder, Bhashkar ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

health; SES; sibling correlations

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053608293     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2876     Document Type: Article

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