Do changes in job control predict differences in health status? Results from a longitudinal national survey of Canadians

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-91

  Smith, Peter ^a,b   Frank, John ^a,b,c   Bondy, Susan ^b,d   Mustard, Cameron ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Change; Job control; Longitudinal; Self rated health; Working population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 38149086018     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e31815c4103     Document Type: Article

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