Work, health, and welfare: The association between working conditions, welfare states, and self-reported general health in Europe

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 113-136

  Bambra, Clare ^a   Lunau, Thorsten ^a   Van Der Wel, Kjetil ^a   Eikemo, Terje ^a   Dragano, Nico ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894166164     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.44.1.g     Document Type: Article

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