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Antecedents of Work Disability Absence Among Young People: A Prospective Study

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study examined the relative contribution of individual factors, job characteristics, and temporal factors to the likelihood of lost days of work due to a work-related disability or illness among Canadians 16 to 24 years old. METHODS: Using a prospective Canadian survey with up to 6 years of follow-up, the job-based analyses included 45,125 job episodes generated from a representative sample of young workers. A hazard model on work …

Authors

Breslin FC; Pole JD; Tompa E; Amick BC; Smith P; Johnson SH

Journal

Annals of Epidemiology, Vol. 17, No. 10, pp. 814–820

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

October 2007

DOI

10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.04.004

ISSN

1047-2797