Labor market experience, work organization, gender inequalities and health status: Results from a prospective analysis of US employed women

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 585-594

  O'Campo, Patricia ^a   Eaton, William W ^a   Muntaner, Carles ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender inequality; General health; Mental health; USA; Women's health; Work organization

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; FINANCE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; LABOR; MALE; MARKET; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATION; OPERATOR; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK; SALARY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; WORK; WORKPLACE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344926521     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00230-2     Document Type: Article

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