The relationships between lost work time and duration of absence spells: Proposal for a payroll driven measure of absenteeism

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 840-851

  Hill III, James J ^a   Slade, Martin D ^a   Cantley, Linda ^a   Vegso, Sally ^a   Fiellin, Martha ^a   Cullen, Mark R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; METRIC SYSTEM; SALARY; WORKER; WORKING TIME; ADULT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STATISTICS;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 59849092605     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31816b44dd     Document Type: Article

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