The onset of health problems and the propensity of workers to change employers and occupations

Growth and Change

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 276-298

  Pelkowski, Jodi Messer ^a   Berger, Mark C ^b  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; LABOR MARKET; LABOR PARTICIPATION; OCCUPATION;

EID: 0141994442     PISSN: 00174815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2257.00219     Document Type: Article

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