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Work and family divided across borders: the impact of parental migration on Mexican children in transnational families

Claudia Lahaie Institute for Health and Social Policy, McGill University, 1130 Pine Ave. West, Montreal, QC, H3A 1A3, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jeffrey A. Hayes Institute for Health and Social Policy, McGill University, 1130 Pine Ave. West, Montreal, QC, H3A 1A3, Canada
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Tinka Markham Piper Institute for Health and Social Policy, McGill University, 1130 Pine Ave. West, Montreal, QC, H3A 1A3, Canada
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Jody Heymann Institute for Health and Social Policy, McGill University, 1130 Pine Ave. West, Montreal, QC, H3A 1A3, Canada
Pages 299-312 | Received 30 Jun 2008, Published online: 13 Jul 2009

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