Welfare reform and health among the children of immigrants

Welfare Reform and its Long-Term Consequences for America's Poor

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 308-336

  Kalil, Ariel ^a   Ziol Guest, Kathleen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Institute for Children and Poverty   (United States)

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EID: 80855129085     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511605383.011     Document Type: Chapter

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