General practitioners' use of sickness certificates
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General practitioners' use of sickness certificates.
BACKGROUND At present, sickness certification is largely undertaken by general practitioners (GPs). Guidance from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is available to help with this task; however, there has been little formal evaluation of the DWP's guidance in relation to day-to-day general practice. AIMS To assess GPs' training, knowledge and application of the DWP's sickness certifica...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0962-7480,1471-8405
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqp147