Acts of offensive behaviour and risk of long-term sickness absence in the Danish elder-care services: A prospective analysis of register-based outcomes

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 381-387

  Clausen, Thomas ^a   Hogh, Annie ^b   Borg, Vilhelm ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bullying; Register data; Threats; Unwanted sexual attention sexual harassment; Violence

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; BULLYING; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL LEAVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ABSENTEEISM; BULLYING; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84861886621     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-011-0680-1     Document Type: Article

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