Mental health and well-being in resident mine workers: Out of the fly-in fly-out box

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 126-130

  McLean, Kristy N ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian mining; Psychosocial health; Workforce well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINING; OCCUPATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORK;

ADULT; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINING; OCCUPATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUEENSLAND; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84861463790     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2012.01267.x     Document Type: Article

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