Genetic and environmental contributions to long-term sick leave and disability pension: A population-based study of young adult norwegian twins

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 759-766

  Gjerde, Line C ^a   Knudsen, Gun Peggy ^a   Czajkowski, Nikolai ^a,b   Gillespie, Nathan ^d   Aggen, Steven H ^d   Roysamb, Espen ^a,b   Reichborn Kjennerud, Ted ^a,b,c   Tambs, Kristian ^a   Kendler, Kenneth S ^d,e   Orstavik, Ragnhild E ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

disability pension; long term sick leave; twin studies

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DISABILITY PENSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM SICK LEAVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORWAY; PENSION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TWIN CONCORDANCE; TWINS;

ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NORWAY; PENSIONS; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880837417     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/thg.2013.36     Document Type: Article

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