Global measure of satisfaction with psychosocial work conditions versus measures of specific aspects of psychosocial work conditions in explaining sickness absence

BMC Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Munch Hansen, Torsten ^a   Wieclaw, Joanna ^a   Agerbo, Esben ^a   Westergaard Nielsen, Niels ^b   Bonde, Jens Peter ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; COOPERATION; DENMARK; EMPLOYEE; FAMILY SIZE; GENDER; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MANAGEMENT; MARRIAGE; OCCUPATION; PROFESSIONALISM; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE; ADULT; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; DENMARK; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SICK LEAVE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 50049133286     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-270     Document Type: Article

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