High demand, low control, and impaired general health: Working conditions in a sample of Swedish general practitioners

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-131

  Sundquist, Jan ^a   Johansson, Sven Erik ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cross sectional survey; general practitioners; job demand; Key words: Control; quality of life; self rated health; working conditions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0034198782     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/140349480002800208     Document Type: Article

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