Contemporary work characteristics, stress, and III health

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-56

  Jamison, Cheryl Sorenson ^a   Wallace, Michael ^b   Jamison, Paul L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIANA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0347724030     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.10237     Document Type: Article

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