Family structure and multiple domains of child well-being in the United States: A cross-sectional study

Population Health Metrics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Krueger, Patrick M ^a   Jutte, Douglas P ^b   Franzini, Luisa ^c   Elo, Irma ^d   Hayward, Mark D ^e  

^a Department of Health and Behavioral Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to health care; Children; Extended family; Family; Grandparent; Health; School; Single parent; Utilization of health care

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; COGNITION; FAMILY STRUCTURE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; PUBLIC ACCESS; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; COHABITING PERSON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EXTENDED FAMILY; FAMILY; GRANDPARENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MARRIED PERSON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84924611780     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14787954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12963-015-0038-0     Document Type: Article

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