When is a carer's employment at risk? Longitudinal analysis of unpaid care and employment in midlife in England

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 303-314

  King, Derek ^a   Pickard, Linda ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment; England; Gender; Informal carers; Midlife

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK;

AGE FACTORS; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WORK;

EID: 84875811667     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12018     Document Type: Article

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