Partial sick leave associated with disability pension: Propensity score approach in a register-based cohort study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Kausto, Johanna ^a   Solovieva, Svetlana ^a   Virta, Lauri J ^b   Viikari Juntura, Eira ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY PENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL SICK LEAVE; PENSION; SALARY; WELFARE;

EID: 84873150787     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001752     Document Type: Article

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