When physicians get stuck in sick-listing consultations: A qualitative study of categories of sick-listing dilemmas

Work

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-142

  Engblom, Monika ^a   Alexanderson, Kristina ^a   Englund, Lars ^b   Norrmén, Gunilla ^c   Rudebeck, Carl Edvard ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Centre for Clinical Research   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Consultation; Dilemma; Family medicine; General practitioner; Physician; Sick leave; Sick listing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SWEDEN; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SICK LEAVE; SWEDEN; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 77649254123     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2010-0965     Document Type: Article

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