Sickness benefit cuts mainly affect blue-collar workers

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 497-503

  Aaviksoo, E ^a   Kiivet, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Reform; sickness absence; socioeconomic difference; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ECONOMICS; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VULNERABLE POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL CLASS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904656690     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494814538559     Document Type: Article

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