Long working hours and health status among employees in Europe: Between-country differences

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 369-378

  Artazcoz, Lucía ^a,b,c,d   Cortès, Imma ^a,b,d   Escribà Agüir, Vicenta ^b,e,f   Bartoll, Xavier ^a,b,d   Basart, Helena ^a,b,d   Borrell, Carme ^a,b,c,d  

^a AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^d BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE SANT PAU IIB SANT PAU   (Spain)

^e Centre for Public Health Research (Inequality Health Area)   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Family characteristic; Gender; Psychological distress; Socioeconomic factor; Stress

Indexed keywords

GENDER ROLE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; EUROPEAN UNION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; WORKING TIME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; MIDDLE AGED; WORK SCHEDULE; YOUNG ADULT;

EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879664459     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3333     Document Type: Article

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