All part of the job the contribution of the psychosocial and physical work environment to health inequalities in europe and the european health divide

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 285-305

  Toch, Marlen ^a   Bambra, Clare ^b   Lunau, Thorsten ^c   Van Der Wel, Kjetil A ^d   Witvliet, Margot I ^a   Dragano, Nico ^c   Eikemo, Terje A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d University of Osl   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH CARE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; VULNERABILITY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EUROPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899554504     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.44.2.g     Document Type: Article

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