The health of lone mothers in New Zealand

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 1133, 2001, Pages 257-260

  Sarfati, Diana ^a   Scott, Kate M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER; NEW ZEALAND; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ASTHMA; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHERS; NEW ZEALAND; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0035827713     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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