Psychological distress is associated with a range of high-priority health conditions affecting working Australians

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 304-310

  Holden, Libby ^a   Scuffham, Paul ^a   Hilton, Michael ^b   Vecchio, Nerina ^a   Whiteford, Harvey ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Health conditions; Psychological stress; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956053536     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00531.x     Document Type: Article

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