Parents' labour market participation as predictor of children's well-being: Changes from 1984 to 1996 in the Nordic countries

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 431-436

  Pedersen, Charlotte R ^a   Holstein, Bjoørn E ^b   Köhler, Lennart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Child; Family; Socioeconomic status; Unemployment; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 25144488108     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki012     Document Type: Article

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