Establishing links between health and productivity in the New Zealand workforce

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 545-550

  Williden, Micalla ^a   Schofield, Grant ^a   Duncan, Scott ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP PATTERN; SMOKING; VEGETABLE; WORK CAPACITY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861227546     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31824fe0c8     Document Type: Article

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