Sickness absence in Swedish parents of children with Down's syndrome: Relation to self-perceived health, stress and sense of coherence

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 546-552

  Hedov, G ^a,b   Wikblad, K ^c   Anneren G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Down's syndrome; Health; Parents; Sickness absence; Stress

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEDEN; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY LEAVE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PARENTS; SICK LEAVE; SICK ROLE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 33746504860     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2006.00810.x     Document Type: Article

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