Work-related fatigue: The specific case of highly educated women in the Netherlands

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 309-321

  Verdonk, Petra ^a   Hooftman, Wendela E ^b   Van Veldhoven, Marc J P M ^c   Boelens, Louise R M ^d   Koppes, Lando L J ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Bureau Boelens   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gender; Highly educated women; Need for recovery; Work related fatigue; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951637356     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0481-y     Document Type: Article

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