Women on sickness absence - Views of possibilities and obstacles for returning to work. A focus group study

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 213-222

  Holmgren, Kristina ^a   Ivanoff, Synneve Dahlin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK CAPACITY; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; WOMEN, WORKING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 1542375205     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280310001644898     Document Type: Article

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