Combining employment and family in Europe: The role of family policies in health

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 649-655

  Artazcoz, Lucía ^a,b,c,d   Cortès, Imma ^a,b,d   Puig Barrachina, Vanessa ^c,e   Benavides, Fernando G ^b,c   Escribà Agüir, Vicenta ^b,f,g   Borrell, Carme ^a,b,c,d  

^a AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^d BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE SANT PAU IIB SANT PAU   (Spain)

^e VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^f Centre for Public Health Research (Inequality Health Area)   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84905015747     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckt170     Document Type: Article

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