Perceived stress and health-related outcomes in a Swiss population sample

Swiss Journal of Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-34

  Gehring, Thomas M ^a   Aubert, Line ^a   Padlina, Oliver ^a   Martin Diener, Eva ^a   Somaini, Bertino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

General health; Perceived stress; Psychological and somatic symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035540573     PISSN: 14210185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024//1421-0185.60.1.27     Document Type: Article

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