Work stress in the military: Prevalence, causes, and relationship to emotional health

Military Medicine

Volumn 167, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 877-882

  Pflanz, Steven ^a   Sonnek, Scott ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY PHENOMENA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; SOLDIER; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036847632     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/167.11.877     Document Type: Article

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