Reducing sickness absenteeism at the workplace - What to do and how?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 253-255

  Martimo, Kari Pekka ^a  

^a M real   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; COOPERATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; ERGONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB ACCOMMODATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK DISABILITY; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33748336668     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1008     Document Type: Editorial

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