Psychosocial work characteristics and social support as predictors of SF-36 health functioning: The Whitehall II study

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 247-257

  Stansfeld, Stephen Alfred ^a,c   Bosma, Hans ^a   Hemingway, Harry ^a,b   Marmot, Michael G ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Kensington Chelsea Westminster H ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health status assessment; Quality of life; SF 36; Social support; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK;

EID: 0031814862     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199805000-00004     Document Type: Article

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