Obstetricians' attitudes and opinions on sickness absence and benefits during pregnancy

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-170

  Larsson, Caroline ^a   Sydsjö, Adam ^a   Alexanderson, Kristina ^b,c   Sydsjö, Gunilla ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diagnoses; Obstetricians' attitudes; Pregnancy; Sickness absence

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CERTIFICATION; CONFLICT; DIAGNOSTIC REASONING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROLE PLAYING; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY LEAVE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSTETRICS; PARENTAL LEAVE; PHYSICIANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWEDEN;

EID: 33645647936     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340500430345     Document Type: Article

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