Socioeconomic position, health, and possible explanations: A tale of two cohorts

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1290-1294

  Fuhrer, R ^a   Shipley, M J ^a   Chastang, J F ^a   Schmaus, A ^a   Niedhammer, I ^a   Stansfeld, S A ^a   Goldberg, M ^a   Marmot, M G ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036315697     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.92.8.1290     Document Type: Article

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