Available instruments for measurement of psychosocial factors in the work environment

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-12

  Tabanelli, Maria Carla ^a   Depolo, Marco ^b   Cooke, Robin M T ^a   Sarchielli, Guido ^b   Bonfiglioli, Roberta ^a   Mattioli, Stefano ^a   Violante, Francesco S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Observation; Occupational health; Risk assessment; Stress; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; JOB STRESS; MEASUREMENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 40449137872     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-008-0312-6     Document Type: Review

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