The relationship between stress and absenteeism

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 590-595

  Woo, M ^a   Yap, A K ^a   Oh, T G ^a   Long, F Y ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Medical leave; Mental health; Minor illness; Work stress

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREER MOBILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS; TEMPERATURE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREER MOBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONALITY; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0033183035     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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