Work-related stress and health - Risks, mechanisms and countermeasures

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 413-419

  Härmä, Mikko ^a   Vahtera, Jussi ^a   Kompier, Michiel A J ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; FATIGUE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INSOMNIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JOB STRESS; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NIGHT WORK; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETIREMENT; REWARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DISORDER; SMOKING; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME;

EID: 33846173602     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1047     Document Type: Editorial

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