Contribution of material, occupational, and psychosocial factors in the explanation of social inequalities in health in 28 countries in Europe

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1123-1131

  Aldabe, B ^a,b   Anderson, R ^c   Lyly Yrjanainen M ^c   Parent Thirion, A ^c   Vermeylen, G ^c   Kelleher, C C ^b   Niedhammer, I ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; EQUITY; OCCUPATION; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EUROPE;

EID: 84863418490     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.102517     Document Type: Article

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