Ratings of health and quality of life by young working people: Are there occupational or education-based differences?

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Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 193-198

  Vaez, Marjan ^a   Ekberg, K ^b   Laflamme, L ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Education; Gender differences; Health inequalities; Health status; Ill health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT T TEST; WORKER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 10044286275     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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