Changes in the work ability of active employees over an 11-year period

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages 49-57

  Ilmarinen, Juhani ^a   Tuomi, Kaija ^a   Klockars, Matti ^a,b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Age; Follow up; Occupation; Work content

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TEACHER; WORK CAPACITY; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SEX FACTORS; SICK ROLE; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0030822793     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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