Allergic rhinitis alone or with asthma is associated with an increased risk of sickness absences

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1654-1658

  Kauppi, Paula ^a   Salo, Paula ^b   Hakola, Riina ^b   Pentti, Jaana ^b   Oksanen, Tuula ^b   Kivimäki, Mika ^b,c   Vahtera, Jussi ^b,d,e   Haahtela, Tari ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^e TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Rhinitis; Sickness absence

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC SECTOR; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957141392     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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