The gender gap in musculoskeletal-related long term sickness absence in Norway

Scandinavian Journal of Social Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 34-43

  Brage, Sören ^a   Nygård, Jan F ^a   Tellnes, Gunnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031406569     PISSN: 03008037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948980260010901     Document Type: Article

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