The length of unemployment predicts mortality, differently in men and women, and by cause of death: A six year mortality follow-up of the Swedish 1992-1996 recession

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1911-1920

  Garcy, Anthony M ^a   Vågerö, Denny ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Circulatory; Health selection; Long term unemployment; Mortality; Suicide; Sweden; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STROKE; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84860477282     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.01.034     Document Type: Article

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