How Can We Reduce Child Poverty and Support Parental Employment?
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From the Department of Economics and Public Affairs, Center for Health and Well-being, Princeton, NJ The author declares that she has no conflict of interest. Address correspondence to Janet Currie, PhD, Department of Economics and Public Affairs, Center for Health and Well-being, Princeton University, 316 Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544 (e-mail: [email protected]). Received for publication December 29, 2015; accepted February 2, 2016.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Academic pediatrics
دوره 16 3 Suppl شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016