Future uncertainty and socioeconomic inequalities in health: The Whitehall II study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 637-646

  Ferrie, Jane E ^a   Shipley, Martin J ^a   Stansfeld, Stephen A ^b   Davey Smith, George ^c   Marmot, Michael ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross sectional; Employment status; Financial insecurity; Health inequalities; Job insecurity; UK; White collar

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONDON; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNCERTAINTY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038121707     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00406-9     Document Type: Article

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