Scandinavian journal of primary health care
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Scand J Prim Health Care · Jun 2010
The association of patient's family, leisure time, and work situation with sickness certification in primary care in Sweden.
To investigate associations between patients' family, leisure time, and work-related factors and physicians' measure as to whether or not to sickness certify the patient in connection with the consultation. ⋯ Work-related factors were the most important factors related to sickness certification in this study. Determinants for sickness certification risk differed between diagnostic subgroups.