Sick-listing habits among general practitioners in a Swedish county

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 81-86

  Englund, Lars ^a   Svärdsudd, Kurt ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Consultation; Gender; Medical audit; Primary health care; Sick leave; Sickness certification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0342656626     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134300750018954     Document Type: Article

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