Association between socio-demographic, psychosocial, material and occupational factors and self-reported health among workers in Europe

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 194-204

  Schütte, Stefanie ^a,b   Chastang, Jean François ^a,b   Parent Thirion, Agnès ^c   Vermeylen, Greet ^c   Niedhammer, Isabelle ^a,b,c  

^a HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^c European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Europe; material factors; occupational factors; psychosocial factors; self reported health; socio demographic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OCCUPATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84901985111     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdt050     Document Type: Article

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