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- Title
Contingent Workers and Contingent Health.
- Authors
Cummings, Kristin J.; Kreiss, Kathleen
- Abstract
The authors discuss the higher risk of work-related injuries and illness among contingent workers. The incidence of nontraditional work relationships in the U.S. and in Europe are mentioned. Hypotheses advanced to explain the difference in health risks between contingent and traditional workers are explored.
- Subjects
CONTINGENT employment; INDUSTRIAL hygiene; OCCUPATIONAL disease risk factors; ALTERNATIVE work arrangements
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2008, Vol 299, Issue 4, p448
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1001/jama.299.4.448