Diagnosis and duration of sickness absence as predictors for disability pension: Results from a three-year, multi-register based* and prospective study

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 246-254

  Gjesdal, Sturla ^a   Bratberg, Espen ^b  

^a Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care/Program for Health Economics ^*  (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

disability pension; long term sickness absence; predictors; transition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INSURANCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PENSION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2342591447     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940210165154     Document Type: Article

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