Socio-economic position, family demands and reported health in working men and women

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 109-115

  Regidor, Enrique ^a,b   Pascual, Cruz ^a   De La Fuente, Luis ^b,c   Santos, Juana M ^d   Astasio, Paloma ^a   Ortega, Paloma ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

family characteristics; household work; inequalities in health; multiple roles; self reported health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79251515031     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq024     Document Type: Article

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