Assessing services, supports and costs for young families under stress

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 101-110

  Sleed, M ^a,e   Beecham, J ^a,b   Knapp, Martin ^b,c   McAuley, C ^d   McCurry, N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^e ANNA FREUD CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Costs; Family; Service use

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FAMILY STRESS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; LAW; MALE; PARENTHOOD; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EMPLOYMENT; ENGLAND; FAMILY HEALTH; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORTHERN IRELAND; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33644868200     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00595.x     Document Type: Article

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