Presenteeism: A public health hazard

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1244-1247

  Widera, Eric ^a,b,d   Chang, Anna ^a,b   Chen, Helen L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Center for Elders Independence   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection control; Long term care; Norovirus; Outbreak; Presenteeism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL LEAVE; PUBLIC HEALTH; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS;

EMPLOYMENT; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHOLOGY, INDUSTRIAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 78650170915     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1422-x     Document Type: Article

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