Fatigue and job stress as predictors for sickness absence during common infections

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-20

  Mohren, Danielle C L ^a   Swaen, Gerard M H ^a   Kant, Ijmert ^a   Van Schayck, Constant P ^a   Galama, Jochem M D ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Infections; Sickness absence; Work

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COMMON COLD; EMPLOYMENT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 14844360821     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm1201_2     Document Type: Article

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