What makes a healthier nurse, workplace or leisure physical activity? Informed by the Australian and New Zealand e-Cohort Study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 1746-1754

  Henwood, Tim ^a   Tuckett, Anthony ^a   Turner, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burnout; Daily physical activity; Health risk; Nurses; Nursing; Workforce; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE; WORKPLACE;

AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; NURSES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84861230035     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03994.x     Document Type: Article

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