Making the link between health and productivity at the workplace -A global perspective

Industrial Health

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 251-255

  Kirsten, Wolf ^a  

^a International Health Consulting   (Germany)

Author keywords

Integrated health management; Presenteesim; Productivity; Psychosocial working environment; Workplace health promotion

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRODUCTIVITY; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; EFFICIENCY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; WORKPLACE; WORLD HEALTH; GLOBAL HEALTH;

EID: 77953748769     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.48.251     Document Type: Conference Paper

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