Relative Deprivation and Sickness Absence in Sweden

Background: A high prevalence of sickness absence in many countries, at a substantial societal cost, underlines the importance to understand its determining mechanisms. This study focuses on the link between relative deprivation and the probability of sickness absence. Methods: 184,000 men and women...

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Volume:	10
Main Author:	Helgertz, Jonas Hess, Wolfgang Scott, Kirk
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	BASEL MDPI 01.09.2013 MDPI AG
published in:	International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 10; no. 9; pp. 3930 - 3953
ORCID:	0000-0002-2200-9095
Data of publication:	2013-09-01
ISSN:	1660-4601 1661-7827 1660-4601
EISSN:	1660-4601
Discipline:	Public Health Environmental Sciences
Subjects:	Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Environmental Sciences & Ecology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Science & Technology Environmental Sciences Income - statistics & numerical data Humans Middle Aged Sick Leave - statistics & numerical data Male Educational Status Social Class Job Satisfaction Young Adult Sweden Employment Adult Female Aged Index Medicus sickness absence relative deprivation duration analysis Hälsovetenskap Medical and Health Sciences Medicin och hälsovetenskap Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin Health Sciences Environmental Health and Occupational Health Sweden REGRESSION MORTALITY POPULATION INEQUALITIES MECHANISM sickness absence HETEROGENEITY Sweden MODELS INCOME relative deprivation HEALTH duration analysis DURATION
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