Does computer use pose a hazard for future long-term sickness absence?

Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Andersen, Johan H ^a   Mikkelsen, Sigurd ^b  

^a HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; WORKPLACE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICK LEAVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77951293032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14775751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-5751-9-1     Document Type: Article

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