Assessing the contribution of working conditions to socioeconomic disparities in health: A commentary

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-103

  Landsbergis, Paul A ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Occupational health disparities; Socioeconomic status; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AGE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 75749127858     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20766     Document Type: Review

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