Case studies on employment-related health inequalities in countries representing different types of labor markets

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 255-267

  Kim, Il Ho ^a   Muntaner, Carles ^a   Chung, Haejoo ^a   Benach, Joan ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; INFORMAL SECTOR; LABOR MARKET; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TYPOLOGY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STATISTICS; TRADE UNION; WORKPLACE;

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

CHINA; HAITI; NIGERIA; SOUTH KOREA; SPAIN; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES; VENEZUELA;

EID: 77949830418     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.40.2.f     Document Type: Article

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