Vacation - Still an issue of workers' protection? An empirical study of vacation and recuperation

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 143-169

  Aronsson, Gunnar ^a,b   Gustafsson, Klas ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b Res Prog Hlth and Development   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORBIDITY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REST; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE; SWEDEN;

EID: 14644390284     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/W3AG-TMR4-UDG1-8JMG     Document Type: Article

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