Health and psychosocial work characteristics of employees who did or did not consult the general practitioner in relation to work

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-74

  Andrea, Helene ^a   Beurskens, A J H M ^b   Metsemakers, J F M ^a   Van Amelsvoort, L G P M ^a   Kant, Y ^a   Van Schayck, C P ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ZUYD UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

General practitioner; Health problems; Psychosocial work characteristics; Work related visit; Working population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYEE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ADOLESCENT; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0037945100     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-002-0377-6     Document Type: Article

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