Job Strain and Psychologic Distress. Influence on Sickness Absence Among Finnish Employees

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 182-187

  Virtanen, Marianna ^a   Vahtera, Jussi ^a   Pentti, Jaana ^a   Honkonen, Teija ^a   Elovainio, Marko ^b   Kivimäki, Mika ^a,c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 34548509929     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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