Are skin disorders related to work strain in hospital workers? A cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Magnavita, Nicola ^a   Elovainio, Marko ^b,c   Heponiemi, Tarja ^b   Magnavita, Anna M ^d   Bergamaschi, Antonio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d John Paul II Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

anxiety; control; demand; depression; hospital workers; isostrain; occupational stress factors; psychological problems; skin disorders; social support; strain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SKIN DISEASE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SKIN DISEASES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79960654183     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-600     Document Type: Article

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