Masked symptoms: Mid-life women, health, and work

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 295-303

  Abramson, Zelda ^a  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Employment; Health; Methodology; Mid life; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB CHANGE; JOB STRESS; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD REARING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 43149120478     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cja.26.4.295     Document Type: Article

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