Invited commentary: Job strain and health behaviors-developing a bigger picture

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 176, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1090-1094

  Lamontagne, Anthony D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

health behaviors; job strain; job stressors; physical inactivity

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROGENEITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LEISURE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLICY; REVIEW; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORKPLACE;

EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84871243655     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws337     Document Type: Review

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