The association of psychological symptoms with unintentional injuries among retired employees of a university in China

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 157-163

  Chen, Guanmin ^a,b   Fei, Liping ^c   Ding, Wenjun ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Wing Kei Care Centre   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

elderly; psychological symptoms; SCL 90 R; unintentional injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY;

ACCIDENTS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 59649108041     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300802207833     Document Type: Article

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