Employment precariousness in Spain: Prevalence, social distribution, and population-attributable risk percent of poor mental health

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 625-646

  Vives, Alejandra ^a   Vanroelen, Christophe ^b   Amable, Marcelo ^b   Ferrer, Montserrat ^b   Moncada, Salvador ^b   Llorens, Clara ^b   Muntaner, Carles ^b   Benavides, Fernando ^b   Benach, Joan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH RISK; IMMIGRANT; MENTAL HEALTH; WAGE GAP;

SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; SPAIN; STATISTICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SPAIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855367568     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.41.4.b     Document Type: Article

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