From long-term sickness absence to disability retirement: diagnostic and occupational class differences within the working-age Finnish population

Abstract Background It is well documented that sickness absence is strongly associated with disability retirement. A long-term sickness absence (LTSA) in particular increases the risk of disability retirement, but little is known about the variation of this risk across diagnostic causes. Further, as...

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Main Authors: Laura Salonen, Jenni Blomgren, Mikko Laaksonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09158-7