Intervention research on work organization and health: Research design and preliminary results on mental health

Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 241-259

  Brisson, Chantal ^a   Cantin, Viviane ^a   Larocque, Brigitte ^a   Vézina, Michel ^b   Vinet, Alain ^b   Trudel, Louis ^b   Bourbonnais, Renée ^b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; JOB STRESS; MALE; MANAGER; MEDICAL LEAVE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOM INDEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REWARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRADE UNION; WORK; WORKPLACE;

EID: 54349083828     PISSN: 07133936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7870/cjcmh-2006-0024     Document Type: Article

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