The role of work ability in the relationship between aerobic capacity and sick leave: A mediation analysis

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 753-758

  Strijk, Jorien E ^a   Proper, Karin I ^a   Van Stralen, Maartje M ^a   Wijngaard, Peter ^b   Van Mechelen, Willem ^a   Van Der Beek, Allard J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WHITE COLLAR WORKER; WORK; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 80052941436     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2010.057646     Document Type: Article

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