Impact of pregnancy on gender differences in sickness absence

Scandinavian Journal of Social Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 169-176

  Alexanderson, Kristina ^a   Sydsjö, Adam ^a   Hensing, Gunnel ^a   Sydsjö, Gunilla ^a   Carstensen, John ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Pregnancy; Sickness absence

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0029821618     PISSN: 03008037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/140349489602400308     Document Type: Article

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