A comparative study of the patterning of women's health by family status and employment status in Finland and Sweden

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2443-2451

  Roos, Eva ^a,b,c   Burström, Bo ^b,d   Saastamoinen, Peppiina ^a   Lahelma, Eero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c FOLKHÄLSAN RESEARCH CENTER   (Finland)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Employment; Family; Finland; Health; Sweden; Women

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATERNAL WELFARE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; WORLD;

EID: 16244389635     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.11.020     Document Type: Article

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