The influence of the economic crisis on the association between unemployment and health: an empirical analysis for Spain

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 175-184

  Urbanos Garrido, Rosa M ^a   Lopez Valcarcel, Beatriz G ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Economic crisis; Matching techniques; Mental health; Self assessed health; Spain; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SPAIN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892687973     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: 16187601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-014-0563-y     Document Type: Article

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