Welfare state regimes and gender inequalities in the exposure to work-related psychosocial hazards

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 179-195

  Campos Serna, Javier ^a   Ronda Pérez, Elena ^a,b,c   Moen, Bente E ^d   Artazcoz, Lucia ^e   Benavides, Fernando G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gender; Psychosocial work factors; Social welfare; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXISM; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; SEXISM; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84880774328     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2049396713Y.0000000030     Document Type: Article

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