Self-reported health problems and sickness absence in different age groups predominantly engaged in physical work

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 739-746

  Taimela, Simo ^a   Läärä, Esa ^b   Malmivaara, Antti ^d   Tiekso, Jaakko ^a   Sintonen, Harri ^c   Justén, Selina ^a   Aro, Timo ^e  

^a Evalua International   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e Mutual Pension Insurance Company Ilmarinen   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLUE COLLAR WORKER; CONSTRUCTION WORK; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MEDICAL LEAVE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY; ZERO INFLATED NEGATIVE BINOMIAL; ADOLESCENT; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICS; WORK;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MAINTENANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK FACTORS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SICK LEAVE; WORK;

EID: 35548989375     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2006.027789     Document Type: Article

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