Multilevel analysis of individual and contextual factors as predictors of return to work

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1181-1188

  Labriola, Merete ^a   Lund, Thomas ^a   Christensen, Karl B ^a   Kristensen, Tage S ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; EMPLOYMENT; FORECASTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SICK LEAVE; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33750936280     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000243359.52562.a5     Document Type: Article

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