Hypertension and sickness absence: The role of perceived symptoms

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 473-487

  Melamed, Samuel ^a,b,d   Froom, Paul ^a,b   Green, Manfred S ^b,c  

^a LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Israel Center for Disease Control   (Israel)

^d Occupational Health and Rehabilitation Institute Israel   (Israel)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Hypertension; Illness cognition; Labeling; Perceived health

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0030862144     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025503616826     Document Type: Article

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