Employment change and the role of the medical home for married and single-mother families with children with special health care needs

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 631-641

  DeRigne, LeaAnne ^a   Porterfield, Shirley ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Children with special health care needs; Employment; Medical home; Out of pocket medical costs; Single mothers; USA

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SERVICE PROVISION; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MEDICAL HOME; SINGLE PARENT; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING MOTHER; WORKING TIME;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED CHILDREN; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PARENTS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 74549163826     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.054     Document Type: Article

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