Invited commentary: Tapping the tip of the iceberg

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 163, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 888-890

  Fischer, Joachim E ^a   Thayer, Julian F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; JOB SECURITY; JOB STRESS; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33646735142     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwj120     Document Type: Note

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