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Socioeconomic status, social support and self-rated health among lone mothers in South Korea

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  • Dong-Sik Kim
  • Gyeong-Suk Jeon
  • Soong-Nang Jang

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The findings clearly indicate that lone mothers have poorer self-rated health than partnered mothers do, but this detrimental effect cannot be entirely explained by the socioeconomic and social support-mediating factors. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2010

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  • Dong-Sik Kim & Gyeong-Suk Jeon & Soong-Nang Jang, 2010. "Socioeconomic status, social support and self-rated health among lone mothers in South Korea," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 55(6), pages 551-559, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:55:y:2010:i:6:p:551-559
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0169-9
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