Prolonged fatigue is associated with sickness absence in men but not in women: Prospective study with 1-year follow-up of white-collar employees

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 257-263

  Roelen, Corné A M ^a,b,d   Van Rhenen, Willem ^a,c   Groothoff, Johan W ^b   Van Der Klink, Jac J L ^b   Bültmann, Ute ^b  

^a 365 Occupational Health Service   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Business University Nyenrode   (Netherlands)

^d 365ArboNed ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Checklist Individual Strength; Office workers; Sick leave

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ATTENTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84899418491     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-013-0856-y     Document Type: Article

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