International variation in absence from work attributed to musculoskeletal illness: Findings from the CUPID study

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 575-584

  Coggon, David ^a   Ntani, Georgia ^a   Vargas Prada, Sergio ^b   Martinez, José Miguel ^b,c   Serra, Consol ^b,c,d   Benavides, Fernando G ^b,c   Palmer, Keith T ^a   Felli, Vanda E ^e   Harari, Raul ^f   Barrero, Lope H ^g   Felknor, Sarah A ^h,i   Gimeno, David ^h   Cattrell, Anna ^j   Bonzini, Matteo ^k   Solidaki, Eleni ^l   Merisalu, Eda ^m   Habib, Rima R ^m   Sadeghian, Farideh ⁿ   Kadir, M Masood ^o   Warnakulasuriya, Sudath S P ^p   Matsudaira, Ko ^q   Nyantumbu, Busisiwe ^r,s   Sim, Malcolm R ^t   Harcombe, Helen ^u   Cox, Ken ^a   Marziale, Maria H ^e   Sarquis, Leila M ^v   Harari, Florencia ^f   Freire, Rocio ^f   Harari, Natalia ^f   Monroy, Magda V ^g   Quintana, Leonardo A ^g   Rojas, Marianela ^w   Vega, Eduardo J Salazar ^h   Harris, E Clare ^a   Delclos, George ^b,c,h   Carugno, Michele ^x   Ferrario, Marco M ^k   Pesatori, Angela C ^x,y   Chatzi, Leda ^l   Bitsios, Panos ^l   Kogevinas, Manolis ^c,z,aa,ab   Oha, Kristel ^ac   Sirk, Tuuli ^ad   Sadeghian, Ali ^ae   Peiris John, Roshini J ^p,af   Sathiakumar, Nalini ^ag   Wickremasinghe, A Rajitha ^ah   Yoshimura, Noriko ^ai   Kelsall, Helen L ^t   Hoe, Victor C W ^t   Urquhart, Donna M ^t   Derrett, Sarah ^u   McBride, David ^u   Herbison, Peter ^u   Gray, Andrew ^u   more..

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d Occupational Health Service   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f Inst for the Development of Production and the Work Environment   (Ecuador)

^g PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^j KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^m UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

ⁿ SHAHROUD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^o AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^p UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^q KANTO ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^r National Centre for Occupational Health   (South Africa)

^s UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^t MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^u UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^v FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^w UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^x UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^y FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^z CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^aa HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^ab NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

^ac North Estonia Medical Centre   (Estonia)

^ad Põlva Hospital   (Estonia)

^ae KLINIKUM LEVERKUSEN   (Germany)

^af UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^ag UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^ah UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^ai UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NAMED GROUPS BY OCCUPATION; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OFFICE WORKER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE; SOMATIZATION; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84880698907     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2012-101316     Document Type: Article

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