Effort-reward imbalance, "locked in" at work, and long-term sick leave

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 191-197

  Fahlén, Göran ^a   Goine, Hans ^b   Edlund, Curt ^a,c   Arrelöv, Britt ^d   Knutsson, Anders ^a   Peter, Richard ^e  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Social Insurance Agency   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Effort reward imbalance; Occupation; Place of work; Psychosocial factors; Sick leave; Work stress

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; CAREER MOBILITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REWARD; SICK LEAVE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58249143595     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-008-0321-5     Document Type: Article

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