General practitioners and sickness certification for injury in Australia

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General practitioners and sickness certification for injury in Australia

© 2015 Mazza et al. Background: Strong evidence supports an early return to work after injury as a way to improve recovery. In Australia, General Practitioners (GPs) see about 96 % of injured workers, making them the main gatekeepers to workers' entitlements. Most people with compensable injuri...

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Main Authors:	Mazza, D., Brijnath, Bianca, Singh, N., Kosny, A., Ruseckaite, R., Collie, A.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	BioMed Central Ltd. 2015
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32539

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