Caring, employment and health among adults of working age: Evidence from Britain and Belgium

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-57

  Farfan Portet, Maria Isabel ^a   Popham, Frank ^b   Mitchell, Richard ^c   Swine, Christian ^a   Lorant, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Self reported health; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CAREGIVER; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BELGIUM; CAREGIVERS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 76249088361     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp045     Document Type: Article

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