Moderators of the relationship between long work hours and health

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 465-476

  Tucker, Philip ^a   Rutherford, Celia ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; FATIGUE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAILWAY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 27744558503     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.10.4.465     Document Type: Article

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