Associations between fatigue attributions and fatigue, health, and psychosocial work characteristics: A study among employees visiting a physician with fatigue

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Andrea, H ^a   Kant, I J ^a   Beurskens, A J H M ^a,b   Metsemakers, J F M ^a   Van Schayck, C P ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ZUYD UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; FAMILY PRACTICE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0038820108     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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