Employment status matters: A statewide survey of quality-of-life, prevention behaviors, and absenteeism and presenteeism

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 686-698

  Merchant, James A ^a   Kelly, Kevin M ^a   Burmeister, Leon F ^a   Lozier, Matt J ^a   Amendola, Alison ^a   Lind, David P ^a   Kckeen, Arlinda ^a   Slater, Tom ^a   Hall, Jennifer L ^a   Rohlman, Diane S ^a   Buikema, Brenda S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF EMPLOYMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903942376     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000149     Document Type: Review

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