Return to work expectations of workers on long-term non-work-related sick leave

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-26

  Sampere, Maite ^a,b   Gimeno, David ^b,c,d   Serra, Consol ^b,d,e   Plana, Manel ^a   Lopez, Juan Carlos ^a   Martínez, Jose Miguel ^b,d   Delclos, George L ^b,d,f   Benavides, Fernando G ^b  

^a Medical and Health Care Services Division   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^e Parc de Salut MAR   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic group; Non work related sick leave; Occupational health; Time to return to work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PERCEPTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; TIME; WORK; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PERCEPTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICK LEAVE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; WORK; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 84862269391     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-011-9313-5     Document Type: Article

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