Working parents: What factors are involved in their ability to take time off from work when their children are sick?

Author(s): Heymann, Jody; Toomey, Sara; Furstenberg, Frank;
Date Issued: 1999
Publisher(s): American Medical Association
Description: A study on the leave a parent has from work in order to take care of a sick child using data from the Baltimore Parenthood Study
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Funder(s): National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.) ; National Institutes of Health (U.S.) ; John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ; Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Journal Title: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Volume Number: 153
Issue Number: 8
Page Range: 870-874
Topics: Parents & Families > Family Characteristics > Families & Work

Policies > Economic & Social Policies > Employment Policies
Country: United States
States: MARYLAND
ISSN: 1538-3628 Electronic
1072-4710 Paper
Peer Reviewed: yes
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