The social context of health selection: A longitudinal study of health and employment

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 135-145

  McDonough, Peggy ^a   Amick III, Benjamin C ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Health selection; Social causation; USA

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RACE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0035013873     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00318-X     Document Type: Article

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