Predictors of sickness absence and presenteeism: Does the pattern differ by a respondent's health?

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 332-335

  Bockerman, Petri ^a   Laukkanen, Erkki ^b  

^a LABOUR INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; SELF EVALUATION; WORKING TIME;

EID: 77949478583     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181d2422f     Document Type: Article

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