The nonequivalent health of high school equivalents

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 221-238

  Zajacova, Anna ^a   Everett, Bethany G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84893913591     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12039     Document Type: Article

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