Welfare Reform and Indirect Impacts on Health
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This paper was delivered at a National Poverty Center conference. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Poverty Center or any sponsoring agency. We thank MDRC and MPR for assistance with the public use data and Peter Huckfeldt for excellent research assistance.
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