Developing a typology of the ‘duty to work’, as experienced by lay persons with musculoskeletal disorders

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 150-158

  Östlund, Gunnel ^a   Cedersund, Elisabeth ^a   Hensing, Gunnel ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Neck; Rehabilitation; Shoulder and low back diagnoses; Sick leave

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038483179     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2397.00209     Document Type: Article

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