Barriers to maternal workforce participation and relationship between paid work and health

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 511-520

  Bourke Taylor, H ^a   Howie, L ^b   Law, M ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disability; Family QoL; Maternal well being health related QoL; Paid work

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WELLBEING; WORKING MOTHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABLED CHILDREN; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 79952787482     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01407.x     Document Type: Article

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