Sick at work: Presenteeism among nurses in a Portuguese public hospital

Stress and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 297-304

  Martinez, Luis F ^a   Ferreira, Aristides I ^a  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

health sector; individual differences; job withdrawal; presenteeism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE NURSE; MIGRAINE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PRESENTEEISM; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; WORK; WORKING TIME;

EID: 84867061565     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1432     Document Type: Article

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