A prospective cohort study on musculoskeletal risk factors for long-term sickness absence among healthcare workers in eldercare

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 615-622

  Andersen, Lars L ^a   Clausen, Thomas ^a   Mortensen, Ole S ^a,b   Burr, Hermann ^a,c   Holtermann, Andreas ^a  

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

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Back pain; Chronic pain; Knee pain; Musculoskeletal disorders; Neck pain; Sickness absence

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK PAIN; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 84866735115     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-011-0709-5     Document Type: Article

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