Going ill to work - What personal circumstances, attitudes and work-related factors are associated with sickness presenteeism?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 956-964

  Hansen, Claus D ^a   Andersen, Johan H ^a  

^a HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Denmark; Employment; Presenteeism; Sickness absence

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRESENTEEISM; WORK; WORK DISABILITY; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK ROLE; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 48349136249     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.05.022     Document Type: Article

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