Assessment of psychological and social current working conditions in epidemiological studies: Experiences from the MUSIC-Norrtälje study

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 94-102

  Waldenström, Måns ^a   Nise, Patrik ^a   Waldenström, Kerstin ^a   Theorell, Töres ^b   Ahlberg, Gunnel ^c   Josephson, Malin ^d   Vingård, Eva ^d  

^a STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^b National Swedish Institute for Psychosocial Factors and Health   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

action theory; demands; interview; psychological stress; questionnaire; work stress; work task

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036364192     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948020300020301     Document Type: Article

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