Long-term predictors of outcome in fatigued employees on sick leave: A 4-year follow-up study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1293-1300

  Leone, Stephanie S ^a   Huibers, Marcus J H ^a   Kant, Ijmert ^a   van Schayck, Constant P ^a   Bleijenberg, Gijs ^b   Knottnerus, J André ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORK DISABILITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICK LEAVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746864128     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291706008099     Document Type: Article

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