Work-related sleep disturbances and sickness absence in the Swedish working population, 1993-1999

Sleep

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1169-1177

  Westerlund, Hugo ^a   Alexanderson, Kristina ^b   Åkerstedt, Torbjörn ^a   Hanson, Linda Magnusson ^a   Theorell, Töres ^a   Kivimäki, Mika ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Gender; Secular trend; Sickness absence; Sleep; Sleep disturbances; Work

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER; SWEDEN; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 49049095523     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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