Do negative aspects of social relations influence fatigue? A cross-sectional study on a non-clinical sample of middle-aged Danish men

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 277-282

  Ekmann, Anette ^a,b   Avlund, Kirsten ^a,b,c   Osler, Merete ^b,d   Lund, Rikke ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Middle age; Negative aspects of social relations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FATIGUE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATIGUE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84866315956     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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