Women's work experiences and health in a male-dominated industry : A longitudinal study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 663-672

  Bergman, Bodil ^a   Carlsson, Sven G ^a   Wright, Irma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Procedo AB ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0029973741     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199607000-00008     Document Type: Article

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