Cross-border truck drivers in Hong Kong: Their psychological health, sexual dysfunctions and sexual risk behaviors

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-30

  Wong, William C W ^a,b   Tam, Siumi Maria ^a   Leung, Phil W S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHINA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRIVER; DRUNKEN DRIVING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33846301038     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2006.00085.x     Document Type: Article

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