How to avoid long-term sickness absence: The advice from women with personal experience

Family Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 394-398

  Ockander, M ^a   Timpka, T ^a   Nyce, J M ^b,c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b School of Library and Information Management   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Prevention; Qualitative method; Rehabilitation; Sickness absence; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PENSION; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; SICK LEAVE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 27144458760     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmh725     Document Type: Article

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