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Low Wages as Occupational Health Hazards.

J Occup Environ Med

May 2016

Center for Healthcare Policy and Research (Dr Leigh), and Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California Davis School of Medicine (Drs Leigh and De Vogli).

The history of occupational medicine has been characterized by ever-widening recognition of hazards, from fires in 1911 to asbestos in the 1960s, to job strain in the 1990s. In this essay, we argue for broadening the recognition further to include low wages. We first review possible mechanisms explaining the effects of wages on health or health behaviors.

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