Development of a questionnaire assessing work-related stress in women - Identifying individuals who risk being put on sick leave

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 284-292

  Holmgren, Kristina ^a   Hensing, Gunnel ^a   Dahlin Ivanoff, Synneve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Early identification; Gender; Questionnaire; Reliability; Sick leave; Validity; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SICK LEAVE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN, WORKING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 61349202858     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280801931287     Document Type: Article

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