Work status, work hours and health in women with and without children

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 704-710

  Floderus, Birgitta ^a   Hagman, M ^a   Aronsson, G ^b   Marklund, S ^a   Wikman, A ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LIFE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGEMENT; MOTHER; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; STRESS; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; ANXIETY; EMPLOYMENT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SPOUSES; SWEDEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349376804     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2008.044883     Document Type: Article

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