Female workers on long-term sickness benefit in the Republic of Ireland: The relevance of their relationship with the labour market

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-262

  O'Leary, Richard ^a  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ireland; Labour market; Sickness benefit; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 11744287705     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9515.00101     Document Type: Article

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