Workhours and worklife balance

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 5, 2008, Pages 14-21

  Albertsen, Karen ^a   Rafnsdóttir, Guobjörg Linda ^b   Grimsmo, Asbjörn ^c   Tómasson, Kristinn ^d   Kauppinen, Kaisa ^e  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c WORK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^d Administration of Occupational Health and Safety   (Iceland)

^e FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children's well being; Influence on workhours; Literature review; Long hours; Marital quality; Overtime work; Shift work; Worktime arrangements

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; EMPLOYMENT; LITERATURE REVIEW; WAGE DETERMINATION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DATA BASE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOCIAL LIFE; WELLBEING; WORK; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME; WORKLIFE;

EID: 48049097110     PISSN: 03566528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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