Retaining the ability to work - Associated factors at work

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 470-475

  Lindberg, Per ^a   Vingård, Eva ^a,b   Josephson, Malin ^a,b   Alfredsson, Lars ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Salutogenic; Sick leave; Work ability; Work factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; JOB SECURITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MOOD; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; WORK CAPACITY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SWEDEN; WORK; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33749576844     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki190     Document Type: Conference Paper

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