Variations in primary care physicians' sick leave prescribing practices

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 92-96

  Kankaanpää, Anni T ^a   Franck, Jaana K ^b   Tuominen, Risto J ^c  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Turku Municipal Health Care   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 84856460309     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr031     Document Type: Article

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