Sickness absence with low-back, shoulder, or neck diagnoses: An 11-year follow-up regarding gender differences in sickness absence and disability pension

Work

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 115-124

  Alexanderson, Kristina A E ^a,b   Borg, Karin E ^a   Hensing, Gunnel K E ^a,c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Back diagnoses; Disability pension; Gender; Neck diagnoses; Shoulder diagnoses; Sick leave; Sickness absence

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PENSION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER PAIN;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PENSIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23944447406     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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