The Biological Residue of Childhood Poverty

Child Development Perspectives

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 67-73

  Miller, Gregory E ^a   Chen, Edith ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877638196     PISSN: 17508592     EISSN: 17508606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdep.12021     Document Type: Article

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