Social networks, stress and health-related quality of life

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 735-750

  Achat, H ^a,b,c   Kawachi, I ^a,b   Levine, S ^c   Berkey, C ^a   Coakley, E ^a,b   Colditz, G ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Female; Health related quality of life; Mental health; SF 36; Social networks; Stress; Stressors; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK;

EID: 0032468373     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008837002431     Document Type: Article

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