Occupational class inequalities in health across employment sectors: The contribution of working conditions

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-190

  Lahelma, Eero ^a   Laaksonen, Mikko ^a   Aittomäki, Akseli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Employment sector; Inequalities; Occupational class; Physical functioning; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 58249140420     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-008-0320-6     Document Type: Article

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