Sickness absence among municipal workers in a Brazilian municipality: a secondary data analysis

Abstract Background Sickness absence, work disability associated with illness or injury, is a major public health problem worldwide. Some studies have investigated determinants of sickness absence among workers with shorter job tenure, but have only focused on certain diagnostic groups. Although it...

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Main Authors: Ana Lucia M. Leao, Anadergh Barbosa-Branco, Marília D. Turchi, Ivan A. Steenstra, Donald C. Cole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-3116-5