Does material disadvantage explain the increased risk of adverse health, educational, and behavioural outcomes among children in lone parent households in Britain? A cross sectional study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 152-157

  Spencer, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE PARENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFANT; JUVENILE; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 12344319116     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2004.020248     Document Type: Article

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