Change in economic difficulties and physical and mental functioning: Evidence from British and Finnish employee cohorts

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 521-530

  Lallukka, Tea ^a,b   Ferrie, Jane E ^c,d   Rahkonen, Ossi ^a   Shipley, Martin J ^c   Pietiläinen, Olli ^a   Kivimäki, Mika ^c   Marmot, Michael G ^c   Lahelma, Eero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial problem; Follow up; Health functioning; Helsinki Health Study; International; SF 36; Socioeconomic status; Whitehall II Study

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; COGNITION; EMPLOYMENT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

FINLAND; HELSINKI; UNITED KINGDOM; VARSINAIS-SUOMI;

COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FINLAND; GREAT BRITAIN; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 84883429494     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3366     Document Type: Article

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