Psychosocial work factors and long sickness absence in Europe

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-25

  Slany, Corinna ^a   Schütte, Stefanie ^a   Chastang, Jean François ^a   Parent Thirion, Agnès ^b   Vermeylen, Greet ^b   Niedhammer, Isabelle ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^b European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Europe; Job stress; Psychosocial work factors; Sickness absence; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893036668     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2049396713Y.0000000048     Document Type: Article

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