Seasonal variation in self-reported arousal and subjective health complaints

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 434-444

  Persson, Roger ^a   Österberg, Kai ^b   Garde, Anne H ^a   Hansen, Åse M ^a   Ørbæk, Palle ^a   Karlson, Björn ^b  

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

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Self rated health; Stress energy inventory; Working environment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASON; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AROUSAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 77955127769     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2010.482140     Document Type: Article

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