Factors underlying the effect of organisational downsizing on health of employees: Longitudinal cohort study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 320, Issue 7240, 2000, Pages 971-975

  Kivimäki, Mika ^a   Vahtera, Jussi ^b   Pentti, Jaana ^b   Ferrie, Jane E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MANPOWER; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE;

EID: 0001508160     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7240.971     Document Type: Article

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