Effect of change in the psychosocial work environment on sickness absence: A seven year follow up of initially healthy employees

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 484-493

  Vahtera, Jussi ^a   Kivimäki, Mika ^b   Pentti, Jaana ^a   Theorell, Töres ^c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORBIDITY; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL DOWNSIZING; SICK LEAVE; WORKPLACE;

FINLAND;

EID: 1642618084     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.54.7.484     Document Type: Article

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