Relationship of job strain and iso-strain to health status in a cohort of women in the United States

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 54-61

  Amick III, Benjamin C ^a,b   Kawachi, Ichiro ^b,c,d   Coakley, Eugenie H ^b,c   Lerner, Debra ^a   Levine, Sol ^a,b   Colditz, Graham A ^b,c  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Job control; Job demands; Mental health; Physical health; Social support

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; JOB STRAIN; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

USA;

EID: 0031970987     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.278     Document Type: Article

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