Cumulative incidence of sickness absence and disease burden among the newly sick-listed, a cross-sectional population-based study.

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Published in BMC Public Health on April 10, 2013

Authors

Brynja Ármannsdóttir1, Ann-Charlotte Mårdby, Inger Haukenes, Gunnel Hensing

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. brynja@gmail.com

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