Differential Risk of Depression by Occupational Factors: A Gendered Perspective From the Brazilian National Health

Alexandre Faisal-Cury1, Daniel Maurício de Oliveira Rodrigues, Flavia Metzker de Andrade

  • 1From the Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (A.F.-C., D.M.d.O.R., J.M.M.); Department of Biological and Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina, Palhoça, Brazil (D.M.d.O.R.); Department of Health Sciences, Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo, Brazil (D.M.d.O.R.); Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUCMINAS), Belo Horizonte, Brazil (F.M.d.A.); Epidemiological Research Laboratory (LabEpi), and Department of Health Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Araranguá, Brazil (I.J.C.S.); and Department of Public Health, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil (F.H.).

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