Stressful life events and the onset of chronic diseases among Australian adults: findings from a longitudinal survey

Andre Renzaho; Brendan Houng; John Charles Oldroyd; Jan Nicholson; Fabrizio D'Esposito; Brian Federick Oldenburg

doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckt007

Stressful life events and the onset of chronic diseases among Australian adults: findings from a longitudinal survey

Andre Renzaho, Brendan Houng, John Charles Oldroyd, Jan Nicholson, Fabrizio D'Esposito, Brian Federick Oldenburg

School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

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Abstract

Independent of personal characteristics and key health measures (body mass index, hypertension and disability), these findings suggest that work-related, personal and family-related stressful life events contribute to the development and/or course of chronic diseases.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	57-62
Number of pages	6
Journal	European Journal of Public Health
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckt007
Publication status	Published - Feb 2014

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