The psychosocial impacts of fly-in fly-out and drive-in drive-out mining on mining employees: A qualitative study

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 135-141

  Torkington, Amanda May ^a   Larkins, Sarah ^a   Gupta, Tarun Sen ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Long distance commuting; Mental health; Psychosocial support; Rural; Well being

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK SCHEDULE;

FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUEENSLAND; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 79956267727     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2011.01205.x     Document Type: Article

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