Maternity leave duration and postpartum mental and physical health: Implications for leave policies

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 369-416

  Dagher, Rada K ^a   McGovern, Patricia M ^b   Dowd, Bryan E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LEAVE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; POLICY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MINNESOTA; PARENTAL LEAVE; POLICY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84898723757     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-2416247     Document Type: Article

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