Comparing working conditions and physical and psychological health complaints in four occupational groups working in female-dominated workplaces

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1229-1239

  Nielsen, Karina ^a   Albertsen, Karen ^a   Brenner, Sten Olof ^b   Smith Hansen, Lars ^a   Roepsdorff, Christian ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Back pain; Female dominated occupations; Multi group analysis; Psychosocial work environment; Stress; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BEHAVIORAL STRESS; DAIRY INDUSTRY; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

BACK PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 71049150919     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0464-z     Document Type: Article

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