Sleep disturbances as a predictor of cause-specific work disability and delayed return to work

Sleep

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1323-1331

  Salo, Paula ^a   Oksanen, Tuula ^a   Sivertsen, Børge ^b,c   Hall, Martica ^d   Pentti, Jaana ^a   Virtanen, Marianna ^a   Vahtera, Jussi ^a,e   Kivimäki, Mika ^a,f  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Retirement; Sick leave; Sleep initiation and maintenance disorders

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DEATH; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJURY; INTOXICATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL STATUS; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 78649870704     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/33.10.1323     Document Type: Article

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