Long-term sickness absence: Changes in risk factors and the population at risk

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-168

  Lidwall, Ulrik ^a,b   Bergendorff, Sisko ^b   Voss, Margaretha ^a   Marklund, Staffan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Social Insurance Agency   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lifestyle factors; Population attributable fraction; Sickness absence; Sociodemographic factors; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; POPULATION RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 68549122611     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10001-009-0018-3     Document Type: Article

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