Implications of childhood autism for parental employment and earnings

Pediatrics

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 617-623

  Cidav, Zuleyha ^a,c   Marcus, Steven C ^b,d   Mandell, David S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Developmental disabilities; Economic burden; Family impact

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COMPENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALARY; SCHOOL CHILD; WORKING TIME;

EID: 84859389450     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2700     Document Type: Article

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