Sickness absence among Finnish special and general education teachers
: Ervasti J, Kivimaki M, Pentti J, Suominen S, Vahtera J, Virtanen M
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS
: 2011
: Occupational Medicine
: OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD
: OCCUP MED-OXFORD
: 7
: 61
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: 465
: 471
: 7
: 0962-7480
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqr087
Conclusions Compared to male teachers in general education, male teachers in special education appear to have an excess risk of absence from work due to illness. Future studies should examine the causes for this excess risk and determine the need for preventive interventions.