Trends in socioeconomic differences in sickness absence among Finnish municipal employees 1990—99

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 348-355

  Piha, Kustaa ^a   Rahkonen, Ossi ^a   Lahelma, Eero ^a   Martikainen, Pekka ^a   Roos, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; sickness absence; socioeconomic differences

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREND STUDY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34548580845     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940601160706     Document Type: Article

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