Women’s employment, social support, and mortality

Women and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 119-133

  Hibbard, Judith H ^a   Pope, Clyde R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; SOCIAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; UNITED STATES; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0026525863     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v18n01_06     Document Type: Article

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