The impact of effort-reward imbalance on quality of life among Japanese working men

Industrial Health

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 217-222

  Watanabe, Mayumi ^a   Tanaka, Katsutoshi ^a   Aratake, Yutaka ^a   Kato, Noritada ^a   Sakata, Yumi ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Effort reward imbalance; Health related quality of life; SF8 health survey; Working population

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPANESE; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REWARD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 46049119799     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.46.217     Document Type: Article

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