Differences in Health Complaints among Taiwanese Workers in Different Occupational Categories

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 241-249

  Huang, Shu Ling ^a,b   Lee, Hong Shen ^a   Li, Ren Hau ^a   Lai, Yu Min ^c   Chen, Amanda LC ^d   Tang, Feng Cheng ^e,f  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Buddhist Dalin Tzuchi General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mental health; Occupation; Somatic complaint; Workplace health promotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84864518292     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.11-0171-FS     Document Type: Article

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