How do masculinity, paternity leave, and mortality associate? -A study of fathers in the Swedish parental & child cohort of 1988/89

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 576-583

  Månsdotter, Anna ^a   Lundin, Andreas ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fathers; Gender; Masculinity; Men; Mortality; Paternity leave; Sweden

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; GENDER ISSUE; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; PATERNITY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FAMILY LEAVE; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGEVITY; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN'S HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; PATERNITY LEAVE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PARENTAL LEAVE; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

SWEDEN;

EID: 77954029540     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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