From the boom to the crisis: Changes in employment conditions of immigrants in Spain and their effects on mental health

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 404-409

  Robert, Gemma ^a   Martínez, José Miguel ^a,b   García, Ana M ^a,b,c   Benavides, Fernando G ^a,b   Ronda, Elena ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; MOROCCO; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK; ROMANIA; SOUTH AMERICA; SPAIN; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; ODDS RATIO; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ROMANIA; SOUTH AMERICA; SPAIN; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901757012     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku020     Document Type: Article

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