Health shocks adversely impact participation in the labour force in a working age population: a longitudinal analysis.
Conclusion : Using an objective measure of health, we have shown that a health shock adversely affects subsequent labour force participation. There are a number of policy and practice implications relating to support for working age people who have hospitalisations.
PMID: 23731109 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Carter KN, Gunasekara FI, Blakely T, Richardson K Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research
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