Physical and psychosocial working conditions as explanations for occupational class inequalities in self-rated health

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 458-463

  Kaikkonen, Risto ^a,b   Rahkonen, Ossi ^b   Lallukka, Tea ^b   Lahelma, Eero ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Physical working conditions; Psychosocial factors; Self rated health; Socio economic position; Work arrangements

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; OFFICE WORKER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHIFT WORKER; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 70349480792     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp095     Document Type: Article

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