Discrepancy between expected and actual child support payments: Predicting the health and health-related quality of life of children living in low-income, single-parent families

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 267-275

  Cook, Kay ^a   Davis, E ^a   Davies, B ^a  

^a Deakin Universitys   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child health; Child support; Low income; Social health; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTAL STRESS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 38949123091     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2007.00802.x     Document Type: Article

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