Effect of organisational downsizing on health of employees

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue 9085, 1997, Pages 1124-1128

  Vahtera, Jussi ^a   Kivimäki, Mika ^a,b   Pentti, Jaana ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0343196657     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)03216-9     Document Type: Article

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