Sickness absence as a predictor of mortality among male and female employees

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 321-326

  Vahtera, J ^a   Pentti, J ^a   Kivimaki M ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; FORECASTING METHOD; GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH RISK; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; RISK FACTOR;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SICK LEAVE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 1642443285     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2003.011817     Document Type: Article

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