Childcare as a work support, a child-focused intervention, and a job

Work-Family Challenges for Low-Income Parents and their Children

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 179-190

  Raver, C Cybele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84920835808     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410609755     Document Type: Chapter

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