The effect of OSAS on sick leave and work disability

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1497-1503

  Sivertsen, B ^a   Overland S ^a   Glozier, N ^d   Bjorvatn, B ^a,b   Maeland J G ^a   Mykletun, A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Obstructive; Population based; Risk factors; Sickness absence; Sleep apnoea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREATHING; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LEAVE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING;

EID: 58149222957     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00044908     Document Type: Article

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