Diabetes mellitus in middle-aged people is associated with increased sick leave: The BELSTRESS study

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-34

  De Backer, Guy ^a   Leynen, Françoise ^b   De Bacquer, Dirk ^a   Clays, Els ^a   Moreau, Michel ^b   Kornitzer, Marcel ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Sick leave

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SMOKING HABIT;

EID: 32544448687     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2006.12.1.28     Document Type: Article

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