Organizational changes at a postal sorting terminal - Their effects upon work satisfaction, psychosomatic complaints and sick leave

Work and Stress

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 279-291

  Wahlstedt, Kurt G I ^a,b   Edling, Christer ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Swed Found Occup Hlth Safety S   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Organizational change; Psychological strain; Psychosomatic symptoms; Social support

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SWEDEN; TIME;

EID: 0030730329     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678379708256841     Document Type: Article

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