Predictors of sickness absence related to musculoskeletal pain: a two-year follow-up study of workers in municipal kitchens

OBJECTIVE: We studied predictors of sickness absences (SA) due to musculoskeletal pain over two years among 386 municipal female kitchen workers. METHODS: Pain and SA periods (no/yes) due to pain in seven sites during the past three months were assessed at 3-month intervals over two years by questio...

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Main Authors: Eija Haukka, Leena Kaila-Kangas, Ritva Luukkonen, Esa-Pekka Takala, Eira Viikari-Juntura, Päivi Leino-Arjas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) 2014-05-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
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Online Access: https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3415