Association of work related chronic stressors and psychiatric symptoms in a Swiss sample of police officers; a cross sectional questionnaire study

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 323-331

  Arial, Marc ^a   Gonik, Viviane ^a   Wild, Pascal ^b   Danuser, Brigitta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b PW Statistical Consulting   (France)

Author keywords

Langner's scale; Mental health; Police; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWITZERLAND;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951636895     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0500-z     Document Type: Article

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