The effectiveness of two occupational health intervention programmes in reducing sickness absence among employees at risk. Two randomised controlled trials

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 236-241

  Taimela, S ^a   Malmivaara, A ^b   Justen S ^a   Laara E ^c   Sintonen, H ^d   Tiekso, J ^a   Aro, T ^e  

^a Evalua International   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e Mutual Pension Insurance Company Ilmarinen   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TELEPHONE; WORK DISABILITY; WORKER;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 41749109788     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2007.032706     Document Type: Article

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