Can sickness absence be predicted at the pre-placement health assessment?

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 337-339

  Poole, C J M ^a  

^a Central Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pre placement health assessment; Risk assessment; Sickness absence

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; FITNESS; PREDICTION; PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032795931     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/49.5.337     Document Type: Article

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