Generation shift in family vs. working conditions as most important influence on women's mood? The prospective population study of women in Gothenburg, Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-105

  Lundh, Christel ^a   Bengtsson, Calle ^a   Björkelund, Cecilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Family conditions; Mood; Women; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SWEDEN; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AFFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 3042621620     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430410006486     Document Type: Article

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