Disability pensioning: Can ethnic divides be explained by occupation, income, mental distress, or health?

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 395-400

  Claussen, Bjørgulf ^a   Dalgard, Odd Steffen ^a   Bruusgaard, Dag ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Disability pension; immigrants; social security

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EASTERN EUROPE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORWAY; OCCUPATION; PENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EUROPE, EASTERN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONS; PENSIONS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 66849083880     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494809104220     Document Type: Article

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