Pregnancy, work and women's well-being: A review

Work and Stress

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 72-87

  Pattison, Helen ^a   Gross, Harriet ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Psychological distress; Women's health; Work stressors

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY SIZE; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYER; ERGONOMICS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEMORY; MENTAL STRESS; NAUSEA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; RESEARCH; RISK; WELLBEING; WORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0029964568     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678379608256786     Document Type: Article

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