Risk Factors in Health, Work Environment, Smoking Status, and Organizational Context for Work Disability

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 492-501

  Lund, Thomas ^a   Csonka, Agi ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Disability; Health; Organization; Sickness absence; Smoking; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENMARK; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREDICTION; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; TELEPHONE; WORK DISABILITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SMOKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0242710654     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10298     Document Type: Article

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