Health, quality of life, social network and use of health care: A comparison between those granted and those not granted disability pensions

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-32

  Ydreborg, Berit ^a,b   Ekberg, Kerstin ^b   Nordlund, Anders ^b  

^a Orebro County Council   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disability pension; Self reported health; Social networks; Vulnerable group

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PENSION; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; STUDENT T TEST; SWEDEN;

ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENSIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

EID: 30844472212     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280500165179     Document Type: Article

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