Workers' compensation for psychological injury: Demographic and work-related correlates

Work

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-66

  Haines, Janet ^a   Williams, Christopher L ^a   Carson, Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age differences; Sex differences; Work stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TASMANIA; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 33644874751     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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