Work ability index of young employees and their sickness absence during the following year

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-84

  Kujala, Veikko ^a,b   Tammelin, Tuija ^a   Remes, Jouko ^a   Vammavaara, Elina ^a   Ek, Ellen ^a   Laitinen, Jaana ^a,c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Classification of occupations; Control over work; Longitudinal study; Number of children; Occupational health; Physical activity; Prospective population based study; Questionnaire; Sex factor; Smoking

Indexed keywords

QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOB ADAPTATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 33644831207     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.979     Document Type: Article

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