Self-perceived psychological stress in relation to psychosocial factors and work in a random population sample of women

Stress and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 149-162

  Jönsson, Dagmar ^a   Johansson, Saga ^b,c   Rosengren, Annika ^c   Lappas, Georg ^c   Wilhelmsen, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biological factors; Population study; Psychological stress; Psychosocial factors; Women

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATTENTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0042921405     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.966     Document Type: Review

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