Transitions between sickness absence, work, unemployment, and disability in Denmark 2004-2008

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 516-526

  Pedersen, Jacob ^a   Bjorner, Jakob Bue ^a,b,c   Burr, Hermann ^d   Christensen, Karl Bang ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c QualityMetric   (United States)

^d FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disability pension; Methodology; Multi state model; Register data; Registry; Return to work; RTW

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; LABOR PARTICIPATION; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; PENSION SYSTEM; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF EMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENMARK; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF EMPLOYMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORK;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SICK LEAVE; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

DENMARK;

EID: 84868555089     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3293     Document Type: Article

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