Effects of long workhours an life-style, stress and quality of life among intermediate Japanese managers

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 353-359

  Maruyama, Soichiro ^a   Morimoto, Kanehisa ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Health practice; Overtime work; Primary prevention; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JAPAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MANAGER; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP PATTERN; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 0029828634     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.153     Document Type: Article

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