Familial instability and young children's physical health

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 282-292

  Bzostek, Sharon H ^a   Beck, Audrey N ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Children; Familial instability; Families; Family structure; Health inequalities; Nonmarital childbearing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

CHILD HEALTH; COHABITATION; FAMILY STRUCTURE; HEALTH STATUS; MARRIAGE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY STRESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBESITY; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOMETRICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960323207     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.04.014     Document Type: Article

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