Effort-reward imbalance at work and risk of long-term sickness absence in the danish workforce

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 454-459

  Nielsen, Maj Britt D ^a   Madsen, Ida E H ^a   Bültmann, Ute ^b   Aust, Birgit ^a   Burr, Hermann ^c   Rugulies, Reiner ^a,d  

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

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; DENMARK; EFFORT REWARD IMBALANCE MODEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; RISK FACTOR; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENMARK; EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLANS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 84876413751     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31827dba5b     Document Type: Article

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