Marital disruption and accidents/ injuries among children

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-31

  Hango, Darcy W ^a   Houseknecht, Sharon K ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents injuries; Aggression; Divorce separation; Economic decline; Marital disruption; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444370131     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X03259146     Document Type: Article

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