Children with disabilities and chronic conditions and longer-term parental health

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1168-1186

  Burton, Peter ^a   Lethbridge, Lynn ^a   Phipps, Shelley ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child disability; Gender roles; Identity; Parental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049170049     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2007.01.032     Document Type: Article

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