Single mothers in Ontario: Sociodemographic, physical and mental health characteristics

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 639-645

  Lipman, Ellen L ^a   Offord, David R ^a   Boyle, Michael H ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORBIDITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0030887063     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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