Six employment conditions and health inequalities: A descriptive overview

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 269-280

  Benach, Joan ^a   Solar, Orielle ^a   Vergara, Montserrat ^a   Vanroelen, Christophe ^a   Santana, Vilma ^a   Castedo, Antía ^a   Ramos, Javier ^a   Muntaner, Carles ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; INCOME; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SLAVERY; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; THEORETICAL STUDY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; WORKPLACE;

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; WORKPLACE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77949823284     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.40.2.g     Document Type: Review

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