Socioeconomic circumstances and common mental disorders among Finnish and British public sector employees: Evidence from the Helsinki Health Study and the Whitehall II Study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 776-786

  Laaksonen, Elina ^a   Martikainen, Pekka ^a   Lahelma, Eero ^a   Lallukka, Tea ^a   Rahkonen, Ossi ^a   Head, Jenny ^b   Marmot, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparisons; Employees; GHQ; Mental health; Socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

MENTAL HEALTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYEE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONDON; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 34548552836     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym074     Document Type: Article

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