Review Article: Influence of occupational stress on mental health among Chinese off-shore oil workers

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 766-773

  Chen, Wei Qing ^a   Wong, Tze Wai ^b   yu, Tak Sun ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; mental health; occupational stress; off shore work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CAREER; CHINESE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ERGONOMICS; FAMILY LIFE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PETROLEUM; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70249145042     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494809341097     Document Type: Review

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