Factors explaining return to work for long-term sick workers in Norway

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1215-1226

  Landstad, Bodil J ^a,b   Wendelborg, Christian ^c,d   Hedlund, Marianne ^b,c  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d North Trøndelag Res Inst   (Norway)

Author keywords

Disability management; Long term sickness; Mental illness; Musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CARE; SOCIAL INSURANCE; WORK CAPACITY; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SICK LEAVE; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 70350445009     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280802510999     Document Type: Article

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