The impact of Chernobyl on health and labour market performance

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 843-857

  Lehmann, Hartmut ^a,b,c   Wadsworth, Jonathan ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b IZA   (Germany)

^c DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Health; Labour Market performance

Indexed keywords

CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR PARTICIPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; WAGE DETERMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LABOUR MARKET PERFORMANCE; MALE; MARRIAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RADIATION DOSE; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UKRAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UKRAINE; YOUNG ADULT;

CHERNOBYL; KIEV [UKRAINE]; UKRAINE;

EID: 81155160121     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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