Pressure to work through periods of short term sickness: Can have long term negative effects on health and productivity

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 343, Issue 7817, 2011, Pages

  Dew, Kevin ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MANUAL LABOR; MEDICAL LEAVE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF ESTEEM; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRODUCTIVITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EFFICIENCY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 84859009921     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d3446     Document Type: Editorial

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