Health and Sickness Absence in Denmark: A Study of Elderly-Care Immigrant Workers

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-52

  Carneiro, Isabella Gomes ^a   Ortega, Adriana ^a   Borg, Vilhelm ^a   Høgh, Annie ^a  

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

Author keywords

Elderly care; Health; Immigrants; Sickness absence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 77649237359     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9206-7     Document Type: Article

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