Validity and reliability of self-reported retrospectively collected data on sick leave related to musculoskeletal diseases

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 425-431

  Fredriksson, Kerstin ^a,b   Toomingas, Allan ^a   Torgén, Margareta ^a   Thorbjörnsson, Carina Bildt ^a   Kilbom, Åsa ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agreement percentage; Cohen's kappa; Negative prediction value; Positive prediction value; Reliability; Sensitivity; Specificity; Validity

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION FUNCTION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0031782606     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.365     Document Type: Conference Paper

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