Keep out of the reach of children: Parental unemployment and children's accident risks in Sweden 1991-1993

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 40-52

  Ström, Sara ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Child accidents; Financial difficulties; Parental unemployment; Parental well being; Selection or cause

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346995922     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2397.00195     Document Type: Article

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