Social transfers and the health status of mothers in Norway and Canada

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2499-2507

  Curtis, Lori ^a   Phipps, Shelley ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Health status; Lone Mothers; Married Mothers; Norway; Social transfers

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; SINGLE PARENT; WELFARE PROVISION;

CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; NORWAY; POVERTY; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 1842715858     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.09.030     Document Type: Article

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