Health and healthcare utilization among single mothers and single fathers in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 182-189

  Westin, Marcus ^a   Westerling, Ragnar ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Equity; health; healthcare; single parent; socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD WELFARE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; FATHER; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33645639900     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940500325939     Document Type: Article

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