The influence of household work and of having children on sickness absence among publicly employed women in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 564-572

  Voss, Margaretha ^a   Vaez, Marjan ^a   Alexanderson, Kristina ^a   Vingård, Eva ^a   Josephson, Malin ^a   Stark, Stefan ^a   Alfredsson, Lars ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; female municipal employees; financial situation; household work; marital status; sick leave; working hours; work family conflict

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; GOVERNMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MARRIAGE; MARRIED WOMAN; MEDICAL LEAVE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE WOMAN; SWEDEN; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 49849086941     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494807088459     Document Type: Article

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