Job stress among Japanese full-time occupational physicians

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 348-354

  Shimizu, Takashi ^a   Hiro, Masanori ^b   Mishima, Norio ^c   Nagata, Shoji ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b NKK Center for Occupational Health   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Full time occupational physician; Job stress; Multiple logistic regression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; WORK; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0036710470     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.44.348     Document Type: Article

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