Low level of adjustment latitude - A risk factor for sickness absence

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 682-688

  Hultin, Hanna ^a   Hallqvist, Johan ^a,b   Alexanderson, Kristina ^a   Johansson, Gun ^c   Lindholm, Christina ^a   Lundberg, Ingvar ^d   Möller, Jette ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

adjustment latitude; sick leave; sickness absence; Sweden; work environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SWEDEN;

EID: 78649701350     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp240     Document Type: Article

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