Addressing long-term sickness absence: moving beyond disease, illness and work-related factors for effective prevention

Although only a relatively small percentage of workers report sick for longer than a few days or weeks, it should be noted that long-term sickness absence constitutes the major part of the already substantial costs of sickness absence for companies and society (1). Moreover, long-term absence from w...

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Main Authors: Ludovic GPM van Amelsvoort, Nicole WH Jansen, IJmert Kant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) 2017-01-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
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Online Access: https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3605