Distribution of subjective health complaints, and their association with register based sickness absence in the Danish working population

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 150-157

  Poulsen, Otto Melchior ^a   Persson, Roger ^a   Kristiansen, Jesper ^a   Andersen, Lars Louis ^a   Villadsen, Ebbe ^a   Ørbæk, Palle ^a  

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

Author keywords

Danish working population; sickness absence; subjective health complaints

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SICK LEAVE; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876478835     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494812471909     Document Type: Article

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