Role burdens: The impact of employment and family responsibilities on the health status of Latino women

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 99-113

  Rivera, Ralph ^a   Torres, M Idali ^b   Carré, Françoise J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c Radcliffe College   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Latina; Role burdens; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0031066546     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2010.0054     Document Type: Article

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