Incidence Rates of Medically Certified Long-term Sickness Absence Among Japanese Employees: A Focus on Sex Differences

Background: Long-term sickness absence (LTSA) is an important public health challenge, yet limited data exist on its incidence in Japan. We aimed to describe the incidence of all-cause and cause-specific LTSA by sex and age using 10-year data from a large Japanese working population, with a focus on...

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