Psychosocial working conditions and the utilization of health care services

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Azagba, Sunday ^a   Sharaf, Mesbah F ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CANADA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80051534885     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-642     Document Type: Article

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