Parental economic stress: Evidence of an overlooked public health risk among Swedish families

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 354-360

  Olivius, Gunilla ^a   Östergren, Per Olof ^a   Hanson, Bertil S ^a   Lyttkens, C H ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Economic stress; Employment status; Foreign origin; Parents; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS; SWEDEN; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 13244277437     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/14.4.354     Document Type: Article

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