Mental disorder sick leave in Sweden: A population study

Work

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 259-272

  Lidwall, Ulrik ^a,b   Bill, Sofia ^a   Palmer, Edward ^a,b,c   Olsson Bohlin, Christina ^a  

^a Swedish Social Insurance Agency   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

all cause sick leave; Cohort study; ICD 10; occupation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN; TRENDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SICK LEAVE; SWEDEN;

EID: 85044346397     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-172672     Document Type: Article

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