Characteristics of sick-listing cases that physicians consider problematic analyses of written case reports

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 250-255

  Engblom, Monika ^a   Alexanderson, Kristina ^a   Rudebeck, Carl Edvard ^b,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c Kalmar County Council   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Family practice; General practitioner; Occupational health service; Physician; Sick leave; Sick listing cases

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; OCCUPATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SEX FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 72449183209     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813430903286286     Document Type: Article

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