Reexamining the effects of family structure on children's access to care: The single-father family

Health Services Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1 P1, 2008, Pages 117-133

  Leininger, Lindsey Jeanne ^a   Ziol Guest, Kathleen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's access to care; Family structure; Health insurance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY; FAMILY STUDY; FATHER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; SINGLE PARENT; ADULT; CHILD WELFARE; ECONOMICS; FAMILY HEALTH; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; FAMILY HEALTH; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RISK-TAKING; SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 40649097275     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2007.00758.x     Document Type: Article

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