Beyond simple approaches to studying the association between work characteristics and absenteeism: Combining the DCS and ERI models

Work and Stress

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-195

  Griep, Rosane Harter ^a   Rotenberg, Lúcia ^a   Chor, Dora ^a   Toivanen, Susanna ^b   Landsbergis, Paul ^c  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Nurses; Occupational health; Stress models; Work related stress; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954178119     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678373.2010.493083     Document Type: Article

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