Impact of organisational change on mental health: A systematic review

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 592-598

  Bamberger, Simon Grandjean ^a   Vinding, Anker Lund ^a   Larsen, Anelia ^b   Nielsen, Peter ^c   Fonager, Kirsten ^a   Nielsen, René Nesgaard ^c   Ryom, Pia ^a   Omland, Øyvind ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Aalborg Psykiatriske Sygehus   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84864107369     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2011-100381     Document Type: Review

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