Classification of work ability index among young employees

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 399-401

  Kujala, Veikko ^a   Remes, Jouko ^a   Ek, Ellen ^a   Tammelin, Tuija ^a   Laitinen, Jaana ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Reference values; Work Ability Index; Young employees

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 23844456387     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqi075     Document Type: Article

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