Economic strain and self-rated health among lone and couple mothers in Sweden during the 1990s compared to the 1980s

Health Policy

Volumn 79, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 253-264

  Fritzell, Sara ^a   Burström, Bo ^a  

^a Division Social Medicine   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Financial difficulties; Income; Self assessed health; Single mother; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MARRIAGE; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 33749674855     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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