Frequent and long-term absence as a risk factor for work disability and job termination among employees in the private sector

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 494-499

  Koopmans, P C ^a,b   Roelen, C A M ^a   Groothoff, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ArboNed BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEOPLASM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; TELECOMMUNICATION; WORK DISABILITY;

ABSENTEEISM; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEOPLASMS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 47049096347     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2007.034322     Document Type: Article

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