Prognostic factors for work ability in sicklisted employees with chronic diseases

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 814-819

  Slebus, Frans G ^a   Kuijer, P P F M ^a   Willems, J H B M ^a   Sluiter, J K ^a   Frings Dresen, M H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RETURN TO WORK; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 36749021690     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2006.031807     Document Type: Article

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