Indications of a Scarring Effect of Sickness Absence Periods in a Cohort of Higher Educated Self-Employed.

OBJECTIVES:Little is known regarding incidence and recurrence of sickness absence in self-employed. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of the number of prior episodes of sickness absence on the risk of subsequent periods of sickness absence in higher educated self-employed....

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Main Authors: Liesbeth E C Wijnvoord, Sandra Brouwer, Jan Buitenhuis, Jac J L van der Klink, Michiel R de Boer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4877097?pdf=render