Work-related determinants of return to work of employees on long-term sickness absence
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Work-related determinants of return to work of employees on long-term sickness absence.
PURPOSE The aim of the study is to identify work-related determinants of return to work (RTW) of employees who are on long-term sickness absence. METHOD The study was based on a sample of 926 employees on sickness absence (maximum duration of 12 weeks). The employees filled out a baseline questionnaire and were subsequently followed until the 10th month after listing sick. Cox proportional ha...
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عنوان ژورنال: Disability and Rehabilitation
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0963-8288,1464-5165
DOI: 10.1080/09638280400018601