Thailand's work and health transition

International Labour Review

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 373-386

  Kelly, Matthew ^a   Strazdins, Lyndall ^a   Ellora, Tarie D ^a   Khamman, Suwanee ^b   Seubsman, Sam ang ^c   Sleigh, Adrian C ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b National Economic and Social Development Board   (Thailand)

^c SUKHOTHAI THAMMATHIRAT OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; MANUFACTURING; MARKET TRANSITION; WORKPLACE;

THAILAND;

EID: 77955991500     PISSN: 00207780     EISSN: 1564913X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1564-913X.2010.00092.x     Document Type: Article

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