Systematic review of active workplace interventions to reduce sickness absence

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-16

  Odeen, M ^a,b   Magnussen, L H ^a,c,e   Maeland, S ^a,c   Larun, L ^d   Eriksen, H R ^a,e   Tveito, T H ^a,e  

^a Uni Research   (Norway)

^b VESTFOLD HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^c BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cognitive workplace interventions; Composite interventions; Systematic review; Workplace exercise; Workplace Physical Activity

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXERCISE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LEAVE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; RETURN TO WORK; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXERCISE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; RETURN TO WORK; SICK LEAVE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84872150289     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqs198     Document Type: Article

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