Trends in the incidence of sickness absence due to common mental disorders between 2001 and 2007 in the Netherlands

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 625-630

  Roelen, Corné A M ^a,b   Koopmans, P C ^a,b   Hoedeman, R ^a,b   Bultmann U ^b   Groothoff, J W ^b   Van Der Klink, J J L ^b  

^a ArboNed BV   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

12 month incidence; Epidemiology; Mental disorders; Sickness absence

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREND STUDY; WORK;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 71449126490     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp090     Document Type: Article

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