Explaining the social gradient in long-term sickness absence: A prospective study of Danish employees

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-183

  Christensen, Karl Bang ^a   Labriola, Merete ^a   Lund, Thomas ^a   Kivimäki, Mika ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DENMARK; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL CLASS; WORKPLACE;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 38849147754     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.056135     Document Type: Article

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