Health effects of employment: A systematic review of prospective studies

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 730-736

  Van Der Noordt, Maaike ^a   IJzelenberg, Helma ^b   Droomers, Mariël ^c   Proper, Karin I ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY;

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84907208594     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2013-101891     Document Type: Review

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