Migration and Father Absence: Shifting Family Structure in Mexico

Demography

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1303-1314

  Nobles, Jenna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's living arrangements; Mexican families; Migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880088973     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-012-0187-8     Document Type: Article

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