Sick-leave among women and the role of psychiatric disorder

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 185-192

  Hensing, Gunnel ^a   Alexanderson, Kristina ^a   Spak, Fredrik ^b   Allebeck, Peter ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

population surveys; psychiatric disorder; sick leave; women

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SWEDEN;

EID: 26444570985     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/140349489702500307     Document Type: Article

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