Gender Differences in Work and Well-Being: Effects of Exposure and Vulnerability

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 265-277

  Roxburgh, Susan ^a,b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0030237784     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2137296     Document Type: Article

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