Work, permanent sickness and mortality risk: A prospective cohort study of England and Wales, 1971-2006

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 786-792

  Akinwale, Bola ^a   Lynch, Kevin ^b   Wiggins, Richard ^c   Harding, Seeromanie ^d   Bartley, Mel ^e   Blane, David ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECADAL VARIATION; HEALTH RISK; LABOR MARKET; MORTALITY RISK; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PENSION SYSTEM; POPULATION DECLINE; SAMPLING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PENSION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CENSUSES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEATH CERTIFICATES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PENSIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNEMPLOYMENT; WALES;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 80052625913     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.099325     Document Type: Article

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