The mental health of hospital nurses in Tasmania as measured by the 12-item General Health Questionnaire

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 707-712

  Farrell, Gerald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

General health questionnaire; Mental health; Nurses; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TASMANIA;

EID: 0032174576     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00735.x     Document Type: Article

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