Psychosocial working conditions in a representative sample of working Australians 2001-2008: An analysis of changes in inequalities over time

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 639-647

  La Montagne, A D ^a   Krnjacki, L ^a   Kavanagh, A M ^a   Bentley, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; JOB SECURITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER;

EXPOSURE SURVEILLANCE; JOB CONTROL; JOB SECURITY; PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESSORS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882455364     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2012-101171     Document Type: Article

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