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Title:           Unemployment among single mothers and adolescent children’s mental health
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Keywords:        Single-mother families, unemployment, adolescent children, psychotropic medication, cross-over effects, re-partnering.
Author:          Mine Kühn;Anna Baranowska-Rataj;Liina Junna;Pekka Martikainen;Niina Metsä-Simola
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