Socio-economic differences in the association between sickness absence and mortality: The prospective DREAM study of Danish private sector employees

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 150-153

  Lund, T ^a   Kivimaki M ^b,c   Christensen, K B ^d   Labriola, M ^a  

^a VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SICK LEAVE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849140761     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2008.040154     Document Type: Article

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