Medically certified sickness absence with insurance benefits in women with and without children

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-92

  Floderus, Birgitta ^a   Hagman, Maud ^a   Aronsson, Gunnar ^b   Marklund, Staffan ^a   Wikman, Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; REGISTER; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE BENEFITS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; REGISTRIES; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN; WOMEN, WORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856441767     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr028     Document Type: Article

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