Work-related sickness absence as reported by UK general practitioners
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Recurrence of sickness absence episodes certified by general practitioners in the UK.
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0962-7480,1471-8405
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqr205