The Impact of Childhood Activity Limitations on Parental Health, Mental Health, and Workdays Lost in the United States

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 263-269

  Witt, Whitney P ^a   Gottlieb, Carissa A ^a   Hampton, John ^a   Litzelman, Kristin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

child health; functional health status; limitations; mental health; MEPS; parent health status; work attendance

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREDICTION; PRODUCTIVITY; UNITED STATES; WORKING TIME;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650034807     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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