Disability pensioning: The gender divide can be explained by occupation, income, mental distress and health

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 590-597

  Claussen, Bjørgulf ^a   Dalgard, Odd Steffen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Disability pension; gender; income; mental health; occupation; self reported health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONS; PENSIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; WOMEN, WORKING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 68649091508     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494809105795     Document Type: Article

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