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International parental migration and the psychological well-being of children in Ghana, Nigeria, and Angola

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ID4589602
AuthorsValentina Mazzucato (0000-0002-3008-6541, Maastricht University, corresponding author), Victor Cebotari (0000-0002-7560-9940, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research), A Veale (0000-0001-5758-421X, University College Cork), A White (0000-0002-5302-5565, University College Cork), Marzia Grassi (0000-0003-0808-7879, Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa), Jeanne Vivet (Université Bordeaux Montaigne)
Year2015
Volume132
Pages215-224
Publication date2015-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.10.058
PMID25464874
OpenAlexW2014125440
LanguageEN
Citations received65
References cited40

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