The associations between work stress and mental health: A comparison of organizationally employed and self-employed workers

Work and Stress

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 231-244

  Parslow, Ruth A ^a   Jorm, Anthony F ^a   Christensen, Helen ^a   Rodgers, Bryan ^a   Strazdins, Lyndall ^b   D'Souza, Rennie M ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

GP service use; Mental health; Self employed; Work stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; STRESS; TRADE UNION;

EID: 10044285912     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14749730412331318649     Document Type: Article

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