Screening manual and office workers for risk of long-term sickness absence: cut-off points for the Work Ability Index
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Influence of short term and long-term sickness absence on work ability index
Background: Sickness absence is a major socio-economic problem imposing a huge amount of cost to societies.This issue has been widely concerned over the last few years. Absence from work entails complex conditions and multifactorial etiology. According to previous studies, there are various occupational and personal factors contributing to the incidence of sickness absence. Long-term sickness ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0355-3140,1795-990X
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3465