The challenge of monitoring employment-related health inequalities

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1085-1087

  Benach, Joan ^a   Puig Barrachina, Vanessa ^a,b   Vives, Alejandra ^a,c   Tarafa, Gemma ^a   Muntaner, Carles ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORKPLACE;

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84872027400     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2012-201103     Document Type: Note

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