Challenges in determining how child work affects child health

Public Health Reports

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 614-620

  Levison, Deborah ^a   Murray Close, Marta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EMPLOYER; FAMILY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK; WORKER;

EID: 28744441723     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 00333549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490512000609     Document Type: Review

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