Depressive symptoms in women working in a poultry-processing plant: A longitudinal analysis

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 791-799

  Horton, Rachel Avery ^a   Lipscomb, Hester J ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Occupational health; Poultry processing; Work organization; Working women

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POULTRY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POULTRY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052531396     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20991     Document Type: Article

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