Predictors of health related job loss: A two-year follow-up study in a general working population

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 581-592

  Haahr, Jens Peder Lind ^a   Frost, Poul ^b   Andersen, Johan Hviid ^a  

^a HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Early retirement; Intervention; Musculoskeletal pain; Work factors

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPENSATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 36248963700     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-007-9106-z     Document Type: Article

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