Sick leave and social benefits during pregnancy - A Swedish-Norwegian comparison

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 748-754

  Sydsjö, Adam ^a,b   Sydsjö, Gunilla ^a   Kjessler, Berndt ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Occupation; Pregnancy; Sick leave; Social benefits; Women

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; AGE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; OCCUPATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SECURITY; SWEDEN; URBAN AREA; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0030961050     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016349709024341     Document Type: Article

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