Parental behavior and child health

Health Affairs

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 164-178

  Case, Anne ^a   Paxson, Christina ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Health and Well Being   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CLASSIFICATION; EDUCATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INSURANCE; MALE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PARENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GATEKEEPING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MOTHERS; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036512628     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.21.2.164     Document Type: Article

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