The role of educational level and job characteristics on the health of young adults

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2011-2022

  Karmakar, Sunita D ^a,b   Breslin, F Curtis ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Health inequalities; Job quality; Occupational health; Socioeconomic status (SES); Young adults

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFESTYLE; OCCUPATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 41249101709     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.01.017     Document Type: Article

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