"Patients, not doctors, get sick": A study of fifteen Swedish physicians on long-term sick leave

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-32

  Fältholm, Ylva ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

grounded theory; Physicians; sick leave; sick role; well being; working conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650671609     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482620601088277     Document Type: Article

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