Health measures in prediction models for high sickness absence: Single-item self-rated health versus multi-item SF-12

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 668-672

  Roelen, Corne A M ^a   Heymans, Martijn W ^a   Twisk, Jos W R ^a   Laaksonen, Mikko ^b   Pallesen, Stale ^c   Magerøy, Nils ^d   Moen, Bente E ^c   Bjorvatn, Bjørn ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Finnish Centre for Pensions   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSES; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84939624499     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku192     Document Type: Article

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