Differential economic stability and psychosocial stress at work: Associations with psychosomatic complaints and absenteeism

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1543-1553

  Godin, Isabelle ^a   Kittel, France ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Belgium; Economic stability; Job control; Occupational health; Stress

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; REWARD; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0842326634     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00345-9     Document Type: Article

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