A randomized controlled trial to improve health among women receiving welfare in the U.S.: The relationship between employment outcomes and the economic recession

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 80, Issue , 2013, Pages 130-140

  Kneipp, Shawn M ^a   Kairalla, John A ^b,c   Sheely, Amanda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic recession; Health disparities; Public health nursing; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); U.S.A.; Welfare policy; Women's health

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WELFARE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876488840     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.08.011     Document Type: Article

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