Prospective study of workplace social capital and depression: Are vertical and horizontal components equally important?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 684-689

  Oksanen, Tuula ^a   Kouvonen, Anne ^b   Vahtera, Jussi ^a,c   Virtanen, Marianna ^a   Kivimäki, Mika ^a,d  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC SECTOR; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PUBLIC SECTOR; RISK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST; WORKPLACE;

FINLAND;

EID: 77955952214     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.086074     Document Type: Article

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