Psychosocial work characteristics and sickness absence in Japanese employees

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 640-646

  Ishizaki, Masao ^a   Kawakami, Norito ^b   Honda, Ryumon ^a   Nakagawa, Hideaki ^a   Morikawa, Yuko ^a   Yamada, Yuichi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Occupational class; Sickness absence; Work stress

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; JAPAN; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGER; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; SICK LEAVE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33747163564     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-006-0095-6     Document Type: Article

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