Winners and losers in flexible labor markets: The fate of women with chronic illness in contrasting policy environments - Sweden and Britain

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 199-217

  Burström, Bo ^a   Holland, Paula ^b   Diderichsen, Finn ^b   Whitehead, Margaret ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS; LABOR MARKET; POVERTY; SKILLED LABOR; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME; HUMAN; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MARKET; SOCIAL STATUS; SWEDEN; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC POLICY; SWEDEN; WOMEN, WORKING;

SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037684883     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/UTC5-P2FJ-BTBA-0E3V     Document Type: Article

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