What are the effects of anti-discriminatory legislation on socioeconomic inequalities in the employment consequences of ill health and disability?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 421-426

  Bambra, Clare ^a   Pope, Daniel ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; HEALTH POLICY; LABOR POLICY; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WELFARE REFORM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34247503138     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.052662     Document Type: Article

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