Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Differences between workers with and without sick leave

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 357-362

  Boot, C R L ^a   van der Gulden, J W J ^a   Orbon, K H ^a   Vercoulen, J H M M ^a   Akkermans, R ^b   van Weel, C ^b   Folgering, H T M ^a  

^a Netherlands Expertise Centre   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Determinants; Employees; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING DISORDER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COUGHING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VITAL CAPACITY; WHEEZING;

EID: 4344563931     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-004-0515-4     Document Type: Article

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