Maternal employment and overweight children: Does timing matter?

Health Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 889-906

  von Hinke Kessler Scholder, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Maternal employment; Overweight; Timing of employment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NEWBORN; OBESITY; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORKING TIME;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBESITY; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 50249130163     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1357     Document Type: Article

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