Doctors' prediction of certified sickness absence

Family Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 192-198

  Reiso, Harald ^a,b   Gulbrandsen, Pål ^c   Brage, Sören ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b National Insurance Service   (Norway)

^c HELTEF   (Norway)

^d National Insurance Administration   (Norway)

Author keywords

Prediction; Sick listing; Sickness absence; Sickness certification; Work ability

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORK CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NORWAY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SICK LEAVE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 1842832937     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmh216     Document Type: Article

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