Access to and use of paid sick leave among low-income families with children

Pediatrics

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Clemans Cope, Lisa ^a   Perry, Cynthia D ^a   Kenney, Genevieve M ^a   Pelletier, Jennifer E ^a   Pantell, Matthew S ^a  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fringe benefits; Sick leave

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; LAW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL LEAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LEAVE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; POLICY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBABILITY; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL LEAVE; POVERTY; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC POLICY; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SICK LEAVE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 49849089163     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-3294     Document Type: Article

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