Determinants of sick-leave duration: A tool for managers?

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 713-719

  Flach, Peter A ^a   Krol, Boudien ^a   Groothoff, Johan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Determinants; duration; predictor; sickness absence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SALARY; TENURE; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SEX FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; TIME FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 51049094912     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494808092251     Document Type: Article

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