Examining the relationships between job control and health status: A path analysis approach

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-61

  Smith, Peter M ^a,b   Frank, J W ^a,b,c   Mustard, C A ^a,b   Bondy, S J ^b,d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; OCCUPATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCOME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PATH ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF EMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; WORK; WORK CAPACITY; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANADA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 37749007182     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.057539     Document Type: Article

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