The association of job strain and health behaviours in men and women

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 575-583

  Hellerstedt, Wendy L ^a   Jeffery, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Dietary fat; Job strain; Physical activity; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIETARY FATS; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MINNESOTA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0030956155     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.3.575     Document Type: Article

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