The concurrent and longitudinal effects of child disability types and health on family experiences

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 100-108

  Wei, Xin ^a   Yu, Jennifer W ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Children with disabilities; Divorce; Employment; Social welfare

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED CHILDREN; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84860884323     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-010-0711-7     Document Type: Article

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