Intersections between disability, type of impairment, gender and socio-economic disadvantage in a nationally representative sample of 33,101 working-aged Australians

Anne M Kavanagh; Lauren Krnjacki; Zoe Aitken; Anthony D LaMontagne; Andrew Beer; Emma Baker; Rebecca Bentley

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Intersections between disability, type of impairment, gender and socio-economic disadvantage in a nationally representative sample of 33,101 working-aged Australians

Anne M Kavanagh, Lauren Krnjacki, Zoe Aitken, Anthony D LaMontagne, Andrew Beer, Emma Baker, Rebecca Bentley

DISABILITY AND HEALTH JOURNAL | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.08.008

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Tony Lamontagne Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Lauren Krnjacki Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Anne Kavanagh Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Zoe Aitken Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Rebecca Bentley Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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Funding Acknowledgements

This research is funded by the Australian Research Council Linkage Grants "The importance of gender and socio-economic disadvantage for the mental health of people living with disabilities'' (grant LP100200545), "New directions in health inequalities research: Understanding the intersection between housing, employment and health in Australia'' (grant LP100200182) and an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Strategic Award "Changing Patterns of Work: Impacts on Physical and Mental Health and the Mediating Roles of Resiliency and Social Capital'' (grant 375196).