Regional trends in awards of incapacity benefit by cause.

Background: Since the early 1990s, rates of incapacity benefit (IB) in Britain for musculoskeletal complaints have declined, and they have been overtaken by mental and behavioural disorders as the main reason for award of IB. Aims To explore reasons for this change. Methods Using data supplied by...

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Main Authors: Cattrell, A. (Author), Harris, E. Clare (Author), Palmer, K.T (Author), Kim, M. (Author), Aylward, M. (Author), Coggon, D. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2011-05.
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