Farmers are at risk for anxiety and depression: The Hordaland Health Study

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 92-100

  Sanne, Bjarte ^a   Mykletun, A ^a   Moen, B E ^a   Dahl, A A ^b   Tell, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Farmers; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LIFESTYLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 1642483576     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqh007     Document Type: Article

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