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Research Article

No physician gender difference in prescription of sick-leave certification: A retrospective study of the Skaraborg Primary Care Database

Karin StarzmannTidan Health Care Centre, Tidan;R&D Centre Skaraborg Primary Care;Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Primary Health Care, the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Per HjerpeR&D Centre Skaraborg Primary Care
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Sofia DalemoR&D Centre Skaraborg Primary Care
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Cecilia BjörkelundDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Primary Health Care, the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Kristina Bengtsson BoströmR&D Centre Skaraborg Primary Care
Pages 48-54 | Received 06 Mar 2011, Accepted 30 Sep 2011, Published online: 20 Feb 2012

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