Mental health in Canada: Are there any risky occupations and industries?

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 272-283

  Marchand, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROLE PLAYING; SAMPLE SIZE; WORK CAPACITY; WORKER;

ADULT; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34948822371     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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