Psychosocial work conditions and registered sickness absence: A 3-year prospective cohort study among office employees

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1107-1113

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

^a ArboNed Occupational Health Services   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c ArboNed BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Psychosocial work conditions; Sickness absence days; Sickness absence episodes

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 76749162858     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0425-6     Document Type: Article

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