Workplace as an origin of health inequalities

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 399-407

  Vahtera, Jussi ^a   Virtanen, Pekka ^b   Kivimäki, Mika ^c   Pentti, Jaana ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OFFICE WORKER; RISK; SOCIAL STATUS; WORKPLACE;

FINLAND;

EID: 0032980535     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.53.7.399     Document Type: Article

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