Reduced productivity after sickness absence due to musculoskeletal disorders and its relation to health outcomes

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 367-374

  Lötters, Freek ^a   Meerding, Willem Jan ^a   Burdorf, Alex ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Presenteeism; Productivity costs; Return to work

Indexed keywords

PRODUCTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NOCICEPTION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WORKER;

EID: 27744603054     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.920     Document Type: Article

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