The contribution of maternal working conditions to socio-economic inequalities in birth outcome

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1297-1309

  Gisselmann, Marit Dahlén ^a   Hemström, Örjan ^a  

^a CHESS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Birth outcome; Socio economic inequalities; Sweden; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; HEALTH RISK; MATERNAL HEALTH; OCCUPATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; JOB ADAPTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PREMATURE LABOR; REGISTER; SKILL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MATERNAL WELFARE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 38949124678     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.11.036     Document Type: Article

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