title: A literature review on sick leave determinants (1984-2004).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A literature review for the years 1984-2004 was performed to identify the determinants of the sick leave frequency and duration over that period and to establish the continuity in the character of those determinants.
  
  
  METHODS
  The review referred to national and international studies on the determinants of the frequency and duration of sick leave.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The review presented a highly consistent picture of the factors determining sick leave frequency and duration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Over the study period, the frequency and duration of sick leave were determined by a broad range of factors, a substantial number of which had a similar influence on both the study parameters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Organization, University of Maastricht, the Netherlands. willibrordbeemsterboer@uwnet.nl
authors.forename: Willibrord
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Beemsterboer
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Groothoff
authors.forename: Frans
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nijhuis
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D018582:Sick Leave; D013997:Time Factors