Health-related productivity losses increase when the health condition is co-morbid with psychological distress: Findings from a large cross-sectional sample of working Australians

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Holden, Libby ^a   Scuffham, Paul A ^a   Hilton, Michael F ^b   Ware, Robert S ^c   Vecchio, Nerina ^a   Whiteford, Harvey A ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957664107     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-417     Document Type: Article

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