Workplace bullying and sleep difficulties: A 2-year follow-up study

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 285-294

  Hansen, Åse Marie ^a,b   Hogh, Annie ^b   Garde, Anne Helene ^a   Persson, Roger ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Awakening problems; Disturbed sleep; Subsequent sleep difficulties; Witnesses; Workplace bullying

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; DENMARK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BULLYING; CAUSALITY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84899448825     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-013-0860-2     Document Type: Article

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