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Effects of Multiple Roles on Women's Health - Evidence from a National Longitudinal Study

Ingrid Waldron PhD Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-6018
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Jerry A. Jacobs PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-6018
Pages 3-20 | Published online: 26 Oct 2008

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