Local economy and sickness absence: Prospective cohort study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 973-978

  Virtanen, Marianna ^a   Kivimäki, Mika ^a,b   Elovainio, Marko ^c   Virtanen, Pekka ^d   Vahtera, Jussi ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH AND DISEASE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COMMERCE; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 27344461057     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.036236     Document Type: Article

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