Economic crisis, unemployment and public health

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 783-784

  Janlert, Urban ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; HEART DEATH; HOSPITALIZATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

ECONOMIC RECESSION; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 71049154078     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494809351070     Document Type: Editorial

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