The health consequences of unemployment: The evidence

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 178-182

  Mathers, Colin D ^a,b   Schofield, Deborah J ^a,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Australia)

^b Health Division

^c National Public Health Indicators

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0032536476     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb126776.x     Document Type: Review

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