Self-rated health in middle-aged women: Associations with sense of coherence and socioeconomic and health-related factors

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 99-106

  Håkansson, Carita ^a   Svartvik, Lena ^b   Lidfeldt, Jonas ^b   Nerbrand, Christina ^b   Samsioe, Göran ^c   Scherstén, Bengt ^b   Nilsson, Peter M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental conditions; Health limitations; Health resources

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0141781125     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120310009425     Document Type: Article

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