NICE guidance on long-term sickness and incapacity

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 584, 2011, Pages

  Gabbay, Mark ^a   Taylor, Lorraine ^b   Sheppard, Linda ^b   Hillage, Jim ^c   Bambra, Clare ^d   Ford, Fiona ^e   Preece, Richard ^f   Taske, Nichole ^b   Kelly, Michael P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute for Employment Studies   (United Kingdom)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^f MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost; Evidence based medicine; Guideline; Sick leave; Work capacity evaluation

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMPLOYMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; JOB STRESS; LONG TERM SICKNESS ABSENCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; STATISTICS;

EUROPE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SICK LEAVE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79955820553     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X561221     Document Type: Note

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