Job strain and psychotropic drug use among white-collar workers

Work and Stress

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 289-298

  Moisan, Jocelyne ^a   Bourbonnais, Renée ^a   Brisson, Chantal ^a   Gaudet, Michel ^a   Vézina, Michel ^a   Vinet, Alain ^a   Grégoire, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Job strain; Psychotropic drug use; Social support; Work stress

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

EID: 0033499512     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678379950019752     Document Type: Article

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