Single-mother families in Canada

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 70-73

  Gucciardi, Enza ^a,b   Celasun, Nalan ^a   Stewart, Donna E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER; POVERTY; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0842280616     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403638     Document Type: Article

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