Parental share in public and domestic spheres: A population study on gender equality, death, and sickness

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 616-620

  Månsdotter, Anna ^a   Lindholm, Lars ^b   Lundberg, Michael ^b   Winkvist, Anna ^b   Öhman, Ann ^b  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; GENDER RELATIONS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; INCOME; MORTALITY RISK; WOMENS STATUS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MORTALITY; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 33745825546     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.041327     Document Type: Article

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