Health Risks and Informal Employment in South Africa: Does Formality Protect Health?International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

By Laura Alfers, Michael Rogan on June 10, 2014

The association between work and health has not been well explored in the context of economically developing countries, largely due to inadequate data.
The objective of this study was to identify the association between informal wage work and health in South Africa using a newly available data set that includes detailed information on both employment and health.

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Alfers, Laura, and Rogan, Michael. Health Risks and Informal Employment in South Africa: Does Formality Protect Health?International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. , , . , 2014. Alfers, L., and Rogan, M. (2014). Health Risks and Informal Employment in South Africa: Does Formality Protect Health?International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. , , . Alfers, Laura, and Rogan, Michael. "Health Risks and Informal Employment in South Africa: Does Formality Protect Health?International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health." 2014, .Alfers Laura, and Rogan Michael. "Health Risks and Informal Employment in South Africa: Does Formality Protect Health?International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health." (2014). Alfers, L, and Rogan, M 2014, 'Health Risks and Informal Employment in South Africa: Does Formality Protect Health?International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health', , , . Laura Alfers, and Michael Rogan, 'Health Risks and Informal Employment in South Africa: Does Formality Protect Health?International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health' (2014). Alfers L., and Rogan M. Health Risks and Informal Employment in South Africa: Does Formality Protect Health?International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. . 2014. Alfers, Laura, and Rogan, Michael. Health Risks and Informal Employment in South Africa: Does Formality Protect Health?International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. . 2014. , .

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