Trends in long-term sickness absence in Sweden 1992-2008: The role of economic conditions, legislation, demography, work environment and alcohol consumption

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 167-179

  Lidwall, Ulrik ^a,b   Marklund, Staffan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Social Insurance Agency   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Demography; Health; Labour force rate; Sickness absence; Sickness insurance legislation; Unemployment rate; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952481832     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2010.00744.x     Document Type: Article

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