Reducing sick leave by minimal postal intervention: A randomised, controlled intervention study

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 676-682

  Fleten, N ^a   Johnsen, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SICK LEAVE; TIME FACTORS; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 33749513985     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2005.020438     Document Type: Article

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