Symptom reporting and self-rated health among women in mid-life: The role of work characteristics and family responsibilities

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Mellner, Christin ^a   Krantz, Gunilla ^a   Lundberg, Ulf ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Common symptoms; Double exposure; Females; Job strain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY INTERACTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB STRESS; LEISURE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NECK PAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; RASH; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SKIN DISEASE; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE; STOMACH PAIN; SWEDEN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33646015110     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm1301_1     Document Type: Article

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