Lost workdays and decreased work effectiveness associated with headache in the workplace

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 320-327

  Schwarta, Brian S ^a,f,g   Stewart, Walter F ^a,b,c,d   Lipton, Richard B ^a,b,c,e  

^a Division of Occupational Health   (United States)

^b Department of Epidemiology ^*  (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Innovative Medical Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TENSION HEADACHE; WORKING TIME; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0030893215     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199704000-00009     Document Type: Article

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