Economic costs of caring for children with disabilities in Canada

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-290

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

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Disabilities; Labour market problems; Out of pocket expenditures

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; COST; DISABILITY; EXPENDITURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; LABOR MARKET;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 70350399921     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cpp.35.3.269     Document Type: Article

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