The Employment and Financial Effects on Families Raising Children With Special Health Care Needs: An Examination of the Evidence

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 283-290

  DeRigne, LeaAnne ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Children with special health care needs; Employment; Financial impact

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED CHILDREN; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862652070     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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