Effectiveness of multidisciplinary primary prevention in decreasing the risk of work disability in a low-risk population

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-37

  Saltychev, Mikhail ^a   Laimi, Katri ^a,b   El Metwally, Ashraf ^c,d   Oksanen, Tuula ^e,f   Pentti, Jaana ^e   Virtanen, Marianna ^e   Kivimäki, Mika ^e,g,h   Vahtera, Jussi ^b,e  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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

Author keywords

Disability pension; Early rehabilitation; Propensity score; Rehabilitation; Retirement; Vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MENTAL HEALTH; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PENSION SYSTEM; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PUBLIC SECTOR; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL;

FINLAND;

EID: 84855490823     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3169     Document Type: Article

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