Socioeconomic Status and Child Health: Why Is the Relationship Stronger for Older Children?
American Economic ReviewPublished 1 November 2003
Janet Currie, Mark Stabile
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Socioeconomic Status and Child Health: Why Is the Relationship Stronger for Older Children? by Janet Currie and Mark Stabile. Published in volume 93, issue 5, pages 1813-1823 of American Economic Review, December 2003
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