Does the work environment contribute to excess male mortality?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 879-894

  Hemström, Örjan ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Labour force activity; Mortality; Occupational health; Work environment

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH IMPACT; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0032865182     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00172-0     Document Type: Article

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