How to measure sickness absence? Literature review and suggestion of five basic measures.

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Published in Scand J Soc Med on June 01, 1998

Authors

G Hensing1, K Alexanderson, P Allebeck, P Bjurulf

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Health and Environment, Linköping University, Sweden.

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