Health effects of anticipation of job change and non-employment: Longitudinal data from the Whitehall II study

BMJ

Volumn 311, Issue 7015, 1995, Pages 1264-

  Ferrie, Jane E ^a   Shipley, Martin J ^a   Marmot, M G ^a   Stansfeld, Stephen ^a   Smith, George Davey ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH STATUS; JOB SATISFACTION; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SELF REPORT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREER MOBILITY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONDON; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0028866169     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.311.7015.1264     Document Type: Article

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