Work organization, area labor-market characteristics, and depression among U.S. nursing home workers: A cross-classified multilevel analysis

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 392-400

  Muntaner, Carles ^a,b   Li, Yong ^c   Xue, Xiaonan ^d   O'Campo, Patricia ^c   Hae, Joo Chung ^c   Eaton, William W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Labor market; Multilevel analysis; Nurse assistants; Nursing homes; Work organization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEREGULATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALARY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 14344256774     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2004.10.4.392     Document Type: Article

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