Working conditions, health and productivity among dentists in Swedish public dental care - a prospective study during a 5-year period of rationalisation

Ergonomics

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1376-1386

  Rolander, B ^a,b   Jonker, D ^a,b   Winkel, J ^c,d   Sandsjo L ^e   Balogh, I ^f   Svensson, E ^a   Ekberg, K ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

leadership; organisational sustainability; physical working conditions; production; work control

Indexed keywords

LEADERSHIP; LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE; ORGANISATIONAL; PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING; WORK CONTROL; WORKING ENVIRONMENT;

DENTISTRY; HEALTH; PATIENT TREATMENT; PRODUCTION; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVEYS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

HEALTH RISKS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DENTISTRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; TIME; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; DENTISTRY; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84885042838     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2013.817613     Document Type: Article

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