Working towards a 'fit note': An experimental vignette survey of GPs

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 573, 2010, Pages 245-250

  Sallis, Anna ^a   Birkin, Richard ^a   Munir, Fehmidah ^b  

^a Department for Work and Pensions   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back pain; Depression; Employment; Family; Physicians; Sick leave

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FITNESS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL LEAVE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK CAPACITY; WORK RESUMPTION;

BACK PAIN; COUNSELING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 77952000631     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X483896     Document Type: Article

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