Impact of common mental disorders on sickness absence in an occupational cohort study

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 408-413

  Stansfeld, Stephen A ^a   Fuhrer, Rebecca ^b   Head, Jenny ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK; WORKER;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 79955957774     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2010.056994     Document Type: Article

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