General practitioners’ description of functioning in sickness certificates

General practitioners’ description of functioning in sickness certificates

Introduction: In Norway, general practitioners (GPs) are the gatekeepers who provide written assessment of patients' functional ability to provide documentation for the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration for decisions about welfare benefits. This article investigates the description of...

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Main Authors: Egidio Niclas D'Angelo, Karen Walseth Hara, Kristin Halvorsen, Ralf Kirchhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Social Sciences and Humanities Open
Subjects:
International classification of functioning
Disability and health
Mental disorders
Sick leave
Sickness certification
General practitioner
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291123002814

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