Job stressors and long-term sick leave due to depressive disorders among Japanese male employees: Findings from the Japan Work Stress and Health Cohort study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 229-235

  Inoue, Akiomi ^a   Kawakami, Norito ^a   Haratani, Takashi ^b   Kobayashi, Fumio ^c   Ishizaki, Masao ^d   Hayashi, Takeshi ^e   Fujita, Osamu ^f   Aizawa, Yoshiharu ^g   Miyazaki, Shogo ^h   Hiro, Hisanori ⁱ   Masumoto, Takeshi ^j   Hashimoto, Shuji ^k   Araki, Shunichi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Japan)

^c AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^f Toyota Kai Medical Corporation Kariya Toyota General Hospital   (Japan)

^g KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^h MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^j Kimitsu Health Service Center   (Japan)

^k FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DISEASE SPREAD; HEALTH RISK; MALE BEHAVIOR; NEUROLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESEARCH WORK; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MEN'S HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICK LEAVE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

JAPAN;

EID: 77649321711     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.085548     Document Type: Article

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