Predicting job loss in those off sick

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-106

  Wilford, Jane ^a   Mcmahon, Alex D ^a   Peters, Jean ^b   Pickvance, Simon ^b   Jackson, Alison ^a   Blank, Lindsay ^b   Craig, David ^c   O'Rourke, Alan ^b   Macdonald, Ewan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Physiotherapy Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers to return to work; Risk factors for job loss; Sickness absence >6 weeks

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LEAVE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SELF EVALUATION; WORK DISABILITY; WORK RESUMPTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EMPLOYMENT; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 40349100425     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqm141     Document Type: Article

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