Students' school satisfaction as predictor of teachers' sickness absence: A prospective cohort study

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 215-219

  Ervasti, Jenni ^a   Kivimäki, Mika ^a,b,c   Puusniekka, Riikka ^d   Luopa, Pauliina ^d   Pentti, Jaana ^a   Suominen, Sakari ^e   Ahola, Kirsi ^a   Vahtera, Jussi ^a,f   Virtanen, Marianna ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^f TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SATISFACTION; SCHOOL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; COHORT STUDIES; FACULTY; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; ODDS RATIO; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS; SICK LEAVE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 84859800648     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr043     Document Type: Article

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