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Job insecurity is associated with adult asthma in Germany during the recent economic crisis


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Job insecurity has been identified as a risk factor for adverse health outcomes. Perceptions of job insecurity steeply increased during Europe's recent economic downturn, which commenced in 2008.
A study just published in JECH assessed whether job insecurity was associated with incident asthma in Germany during this period.
Jim Dunn talks discusses the findings with lead author Adrian Loerbroks, Institute of Occupational and Social Medicine, Centre for Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Düsseldorf.
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