Quality of work incapacity assessment in the Swiss disability insurance system

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 567-575

  Cassis, I ^a   Dupriez, K ^a   Burnand, B ^a   Vader, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Disability; Incapacity for work; Precision; Quality assurance; Sickness certification; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; SWITZERLAND; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 0030339732     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/8.6.567     Document Type: Article

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