Self perceived health and mental health among women flight attendants

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-38

  Ballard, T J ^a,b   Romito, P ^c   Lauria, L ^b   Vigiliano, V ^b   Caldora, M ^b   Mazzanti, C ^b   Verdecchia, A ^b  

^a Istituto Superiore di Sanità ^*  (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONFLICT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FLIGHT ATTENDANT; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; ITALY; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; ITALY; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 29744464070     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.018812     Document Type: Article

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