Promoting excellent work ability and preventing poor work ability: The same determinants? Results from the Swedish HAKuL study

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-120

  Lindberg, P ^a   Josephson, M ^b   Alfredsson, L ^a,c   Vingard E ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SWEDEN; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; PUBLIC SECTOR; SICK LEAVE; SWEDEN;

EID: 31544470055     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2005.022129     Document Type: Article

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