Does organisational justice protect from sickness absence following a major life event? A finnish public sector study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 470-472

  Elovainio, M ^a,b   Kivimaki M ^b   Linna, A ^c,d   Brockner, J ^e   Van Den Bos, K ^f   Greenberg, J ^g   Pentti, J ^d   Virtanen, M ^d   Vahtera, J ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^f UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC SECTOR;

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; ETHICS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORKLOAD;

DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

FINLAND;

EID: 77952021093     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.084301     Document Type: Article

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