Economic difficulties and subsequent sleep problems: Evidence from British and Finnish occupational cohorts

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 680-685

  Lallukka, Tea ^a   Ferrie, Jane E ^b,c   Kivimäki, Mika ^b   Shipley, Martin J ^b   Rahkonen, Ossi ^a   Lahelma, Eero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial problems; Follow up; Insomnia; International; Lifecourse; Socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRITISH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FINNISH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SLEEP DISORDERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84861936444     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: 18785506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2011.10.036     Document Type: Article

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