Parity and parents' health in later life: The gendered case of Ismailia, Egypt

Population Studies

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 165-178

  Engelman, Michal ^a   Agree, Emily M ^a   Yount, Kathryn M ^b   Bishai, David ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living (adls); Childbearing; Disability; Functional status; Gender; Parity

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DISABILITY; FERTILITY; GENDER ISSUE; HEALTH SURVEY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EGYPT; ISMAILIA [EGYPT];

EID: 77954203986     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324721003660511     Document Type: Article

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