Productivity loss in the workforce: Associations with health, work demands, and individual characteristics

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-56

  Alavinia, Seyed Mohammad ^a   Molenaar, Duco ^b   Burdorf, Alex ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b PreventNed   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health; Lifestyle; Productivity loss; Work related factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SMOKING; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149385997     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20648     Document Type: Article

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