Assessing the psychosocial work environment - "Subjective" versus "objective" measurement

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 405-408

  Kompier, Michiel ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH AND SAFETY;

COPING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; EMOTIONAL STRESS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME;

EID: 30744477952     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.946     Document Type: Editorial

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