Contribution of occupational factors to social inequalities in self-reported health among French employees

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 541-552

  Murcia, Marie ^a,b,c,d   Chastang, Jean François ^a,b,c   Cohidon, Christine ^e   Niedhammer, Isabelle ^a,b,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d APST Centre   (France)

^e University Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

Occupation; Occupational factors; Psychosocial work factors; Social inequalities in health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84879123387     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-012-0784-2     Document Type: Article

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