Lifestyle practices and occupational stressors as predictors of health outcomes in urban firefighters

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 311-327

  Murphy, Shirley A ^a   Bond, Gail E ^a   Beaton, Randal D ^a   Murphy, John ^b   Johnson, L Clark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Eastside Fire and Rescue   (United States)

Author keywords

Firefighter; Health outcomes; Job satisfaction; Lifestyle; Occupational stressors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036356266     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020171100398     Document Type: Article

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