Assessing the ability to work: New UK test claims to be fair but lacks rigorous scientific evaluation

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7643, 2008, Pages 519-520

  Verbeek, Jos ^a   Van Dijk, Frank ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b Amsterdam Public Health research institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH INSURANCE; PENSION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PENSIONS; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 40949154822     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39472.451134.80     Document Type: Editorial

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