Sickness absence and the organization of nursing care among hospital nurses

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 468-476

  Kivimäki, Mika ^a,b,c   Mäkinen, Arja ^a   Elovainio, Marko ^d   Vahtera, Jussi ^d   Virtanen, Marianna ^b,c,e   Firth Cozens, Jenny ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c Satakunta Hospital District   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health, occupational; Managed care; Nursing; Study, cohort; Study, longitudinal

Indexed keywords

LABOR SUPPLY; MORBIDITY; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NURSE; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAMWORK;

EID: 11044239121     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.836     Document Type: Article

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