Child-to-teacher ratio and day care teacher sickness absenteeism

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1430-1442

  Gørtz, Mette ^a,b   Andersson, Elvira ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b KORA Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research   (Denmark)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

day care; sickness absence; work pressure

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST; DAY CARE; FAMILY; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; NURSERY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHER; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORKPLACE; ADULT; DENMARK; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UNIVERSITY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 84927698623     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.2994     Document Type: Conference Paper

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