A follow-up study on the association of working conditions and lifestyles with the development of (perceived) mental symptoms in workers of a telecommunication enterprise

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 436-442

  Suwazono, Y ^a   Okubo, Y ^a   Kobayashi, E ^a   Kido, T ^b   Nogawa, K ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lifestyle; Mental health; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP TIME; SMOKING; TELECOMMUNICATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKER;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0242720698     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqg102     Document Type: Article

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