Sickness absence, employment history, and high-risk employees: A 10-year longitudinal study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 913-919

  Lu, Xiaoshu ^a   Laaksonen, Mikko ^b   Aittomäki, Akseli ^b   Leino Arjas, Päivi ^a   Rahkonen, Ossi ^b   Saatamoinen, Peppiina ^b   Lahelma, Eero ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PREDICTION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 77957814221     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181f12ee0     Document Type: Article

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