Mental health and absence from work: New evidence from the uk quarterly labour force survey

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 731-742

  Almond, Stephen ^a   Healey, Andrew ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0346623751     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017003174007     Document Type: Article

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