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Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs Pub Date : 2000-01-01 DOI: 10.1353/urb.2000.0005

J. Henderson, R. Inman

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Is Segregation Bad for Your Health? The Case of Low Birth Weight 种族隔离对健康有害吗?低出生体重的案例

Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs Pub Date : 2000-01-01 DOI: 10.1353/urb.2000.0002

I. Ellen

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A Decent Home: Housing Policy in Perspective 一个体面的家:透视住房政策

Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs Pub Date : 2000-01-01 DOI: 10.1353/URB.2000.0011

J. Quigley

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Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs Pub Date : 2000-01-01 DOI: 10.1353/urb.2000.0001

William G. Gale, J. Pack

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