The Importance of Early Childhood Poverty

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 87-98

  Duncan, Greg J ^a   Magnuson, Katherine ^b,c   Kalil, Ariel ^d,e   Ziol Guest, Kathleen ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c University of Chicago ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^f Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Economic well being; Policy; Poverty

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; CHILDBEARING; HEALTH STATUS; LABOR MARKET; POVERTY; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 84863097730     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9867-9     Document Type: Article

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