Self-reported and employer-recorded sickness absence in doctors

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 417-420

  Murphy, I J ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doctors; Doctors' health; NHS; Recorded; Self reported; Sick leave; Sickness absence

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LEAVE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84906884160     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqu098     Document Type: Article

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