Shortened version of the work ability index to identify workers at risk of long-term sickness absence
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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: The European Journal of Public Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1101-1262,1464-360X
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv198