title: Can sickness absence be predicted at the pre-placement health assessment?
abstract: Pre-placement health assessments may be used not only to assess fitness for work but also to predict sickness absence. A risk assessment based on available evidence is proposed for making such judgements.
authors.affiliation: Dudley Priority Health NHS Trust, UK.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Poole
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D010559:Personnel Management; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*