Confidence in the future, health-related behaviour and psychological distress: Results from a web-based cross-sectional study of 101 257 Finns

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1-10

  Joutsenniemi, Kaisla ^a   Härkänen, Tommi ^a   Pankakoski, Maiju ^a   Langinvainio, Heimo ^b   Mattila, Antti S ^c   Saarelma, Osmo ^d   Lönnqvist, Jouko ^a   Mustonen, Pekka ^d  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b CompetenceAudit Center ^*  (Finland)

^c Duodecim Medical Publications Ltd ^*

^d Duodecim Medical Publications Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRUIT; FUTUROLOGY; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; VEGETABLE;

EID: 84880409166     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002397     Document Type: Article

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