Sickness presence, sickness absence, and self-reported health and symptoms

International Journal of Workplace Health Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 228-243

  Aronsson, Gunnar ^a   Gustafsson, Klas ^b   Mellner, Christin ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Self rated health; Sick leave; Sickness presence; Sickness presenteeism; Work organization; Workplace health

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MARKET; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SWEDEN;

EID: 80053620750     PISSN: 17538351     EISSN: 1753836X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17538351111172590     Document Type: Article

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