Occupational segregation as a determinant of US worker health

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 555-567

  Chung Bridges, Katherine ^a   Muntaner, Carles ^b,c   Fleming, Lora E ^a   Lee, David J ^a   Arheart, Kristopher L ^a   LeBlanc, William G ^a   Christ, Sharon L ^d   McCollister, Kathryn E ^a   Caban, Alberto J ^a   Davila, Evelyn P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American workers; Health disparities; Occupational segregation; Worker health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47949104286     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20599     Document Type: Article

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