Controlling sickness absence: a study of changes in the Danish sickness absence legislation since 1973.

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Published in Health Policy on November 26, 2007

Authors

Kristina Johansen1, John Sahl Andersen, Sigurd Mikkelsen, Ole Pass, Sverre Raffnsøe, Elsebeth Lynge

Author Affiliations

1: University of Copenhagen, Institute of Public Health, Østerfarimagsgade 5, opg. B, Postboks 2099, DK-1014 Copenhagen K, Denmark. K.Johansen@pubhealth.ku.dk

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