Relation between socioeconomic status, employment, and health during economic change, 1973-93

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7055, 1996, Pages 445-449

  Bartley, Mel ^a   Owen, Charlie ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0029739638     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7055.445     Document Type: Article

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