Psychosocial risk factors of pain among employees

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 102-108

  Saastamoinen, Peppiina ^a   Laaksonen, Mikko ^a   Leino Arjas, Päivi ^b   Lahelma, Eero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bullying; Employees; Job strain; Organizational justice; Pain; Psychosocial factors; Work home interface

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC PAIN; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 58149191619     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.03.006     Document Type: Article

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