The contribution of lifestyle and work factors to social inequalities in self-rated health among the employed population in Switzerland

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 74-84

  Hämmig, Oliver ^a   Gutzwiller, Felix ^a   Kawachi, Ichiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational status; Health inequalities; Lifestyle factors; Occupational status; Physical and psychosocial work factors; Social gradient; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; LIFESTYLE; OCCUPATION; SELF ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB INSECURITY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF RATED HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWITZERLAND; UNDERWEIGHT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ADOLESCENT; EMPLOYMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908025260     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.09.041     Document Type: Article

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