Mothering children with disabilities and chronic conditions: Long-term implications for self-reported health

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 359-378

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

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children with disabilities; Maternal health; Multivariate regression

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DISABILITY; HEALTH STATUS; MATERNAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 65549105605     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cpp.34.3.359     Document Type: Article

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