A prospective study on the influences of workplace stress on mental health

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 490-495

  Babazono, Akira ^a,b   Mino, Yoshio ^c   Nagano, Jun ^a   Tsuda, Toshihide ^d   Araki, Tomoko ^b,e  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^d OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

GHQ; Mental health; Subjective stress; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 32044453092     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13419145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.47.490     Document Type: Article

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