Experience of health complaints and help seeking behavior in employees screened for depressive complaints and risk of future sickness absence

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 537-546

  Lexis, M A S ^a   Jansen, N W H ^a   Stevens, F C J ^b   Van Amelsvoort, L G P M ^a   Kant, I J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Employees; Health complaints; Help seeking; Preventive intervention

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79951722593     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-010-9244-6     Document Type: Article

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