Help-seeking in the Norwegian police service

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 145-153

  Berg, Anne Marie ^a   Hem, Erlend ^a   Lau, Bjørn ^b   Ekeberg, Øivind ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Health care providers; Law enforcement; Mental health; Musculoskeletal; Occupational health; Police

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POLICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POLICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 33750526483     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13419145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.48.145     Document Type: Article

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