Maternal Work and Child Overweight and Obesity: The Importance of Timing

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 204-218

  Miller, Daniel P ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child obesity; Child overweight; Developmental stage; Maternal employment; Timing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955585003     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-010-9244-x     Document Type: Article

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