The influence of perceived stress on the onset of arthritis in women: Findings from the australian longitudinal study on women's health

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-18

  Harris, Melissa L ^a   Loxton, Deborah ^a   Sibbritt, David W ^a,b   Byles, Julie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Perceived stress; Risk factor; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; AGING; ARTHRITIS; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84880263725     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-013-9478-6     Document Type: Article

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