Differential exposure and differential vulnerability as counteracting forces linking the psychosocial work environment to socioeconomic health differences

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 866-873

  Vanroelen, C ^a,b   Levecque, K ^c   Louckx, F ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; HEALTH IMPACT; MUSCLE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SKELETON; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; VULNERABILITY; WAGE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROL GROUP; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BELGIUM; CONTROL GROUPS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

BELGIUM; FLANDERS;

EID: 77957107265     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.087122     Document Type: Article

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