Localised attitudes matter: A study of sickness absence in Sweden

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 189-207

  Haugen, Katarina ^a   Holm, Einar ^a   Lundevaller, Erling ^a   Westin, Kerstin ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Location; Sickness absence; Social insurance; Sweden; Welfare systems

Indexed keywords

FACTOR ANALYSIS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WELFARE IMPACT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 43849096092     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.483     Document Type: Article

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