Exploring gender, work and living conditions, and health - Suggestions for contextual and comprehensive approaches

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-133

  Härenstam, Annika ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Epidemiology; Gender based analysis; Holistic approach; Multilevel analysis; Occupational health; Woman

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPREHENSION; EMPIRICISM; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 77951139053     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1308     Document Type: Note

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