General practitioners' experiences with sickness certification: a comparison of survey data from Sweden and Norway

General practitioners' experiences with sickness certification: a comparison of survey data from Sweden and Norway

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In most countries with sickness insurance systems, general practitioners (GPs) play a key role in the sickness-absence process. Previous studies have indicated that GPs experience several tasks and situations related to sickness cert...

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Main Authors:	Winde Lee D, Alexanderson Kristina, Carlsen Benedicte, Kjeldgård Linnea, Wilteus Anna, Gjesdal Sturla
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2012-03-01
Series:	BMC Family Practice
Online Access:	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/13/10

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