Falling between two stools; how a weak co-operation between the social security and the unemployment agencies obstructs rehabilitation of unemployed sick-listed persons

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 569-576

  Eriksson, Ulla Britt ^a   Engström, Lars Gunnar ^a   Starrin, Bengt ^a   Janson, Staffan ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Co operation; Grounded theory; Sickness absence; Unemployment; Vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL LEAVE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL INSURANCE; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL SECURITY; SWEDEN; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 50549100753     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280701355827     Document Type: Article

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