Job stress models, depressive disorders and work performance of engineers in microelectronics industry

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-103

  Chen, Sung Wei ^a,b   Wang, Po Chuan ^a   Hsin, Ping Lung ^b   Oates, Anthony ^c   Sun, I Wen ^a   Liu, Shen Ing ^a,d  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY   (Taiwan)

^d NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Demand Control Support; Depressive disorders; Effort reward Imbalance; Microelectronics industry; Work performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ENGINEERING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALE; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ENGINEERING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MICRO-ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79151486204     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-010-0538-y     Document Type: Article

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