Health effects of downsizing survival and job loss in Norway

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 946-953

  Østhus, Ståle ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Distress; Downsizing; Dynamic panel regression; Fixed effects regression; Health complaints; Job loss; Norway

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; PANEL DATA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH STATUS; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; MENTAL HEALTH; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHEST PAIN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONNEL DOWNSIZING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

NORWAY;

EID: 84862759402     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.04.036     Document Type: Article

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