Occupational burnout and chronic work disability: An eight-year cohort study on pensioning among Finnish forest industry workers

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 150-159

  Ahola, K ^a   Toppinen Tanner, S ^a   Huuhtanen, P ^a   Koskinen, A ^a   Vaananen A ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Burnout; Disability; Early retirement; Health; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYEE; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SELF REPORT; WORK DISABILITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FORESTRY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SECURITY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 62949195025     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.09.021     Document Type: Article

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