Jobless now, sick later? Investigating the long-term consequences of involuntary job loss on health

Advances in Life Course Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-15

  Schröder, Mathis ^a  

^a DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health; Long term consequences; Plant closures; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; VERY ELDERLY; WORKPLACE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84872416907     PISSN: 15694909     EISSN: 18796974     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcr.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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