Psychosocial stressors at work, psychological stress and musculoskeletal symptoms in the care for the elderly

Work and Stress

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 351-361

  Elovainio, Marko ^a   Sinervo, Timo ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Home help services; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Nursing homes; Psychological stress; Residental care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL HOME;

EID: 0031420453     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678379708252998     Document Type: Article

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