The association of health risks with on-the-job productivity

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 769-777

  Burton, Wayne N ^a   Chen, Chin Yu ^b   Conti, Daniel J ^c   Schultz, Alyssa B ^b   Pransky, Glenn ^d,e   Edington, Dee W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STRESS; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 23644441491     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000169088.03301.e4     Document Type: Article

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