Screening for common mental disorders and substance abuse among temporary hired cleaners in egyptian governmental hospitals, Zagazig city, Sharqia governorate

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-26

  Abbas, R A ^a   Hammam, Rehab Abdel Mawgoud ^a   El Gohary, S S ^a   Sabik, L M E ^a   Hunter, M S ^b  

^a ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment; Mental disorders; Mental health; Substance related disorders

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CROWDING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGYPT; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISEASE; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHIFT WORKER; SMOKING HABIT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TEMPORARY HIRED CLEANER;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EGYPT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84872011356     PISSN: 20086520     EISSN: 20086814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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