Factors associated with sickness certification of injured workers by General Practitioners in Victoria, Australia

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Factors associated with sickness certification of injured workers by General Practitioners in Victoria, Australia

BACKGROUND: Work-related injuries resulting in long-term sickness certification can have serious consequences for injured workers, their families, society, compensation schemes, employers and healthcare service providers. The aim of this study was to establish what factors potentially are associated...

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Main Authors:	Ruseckaite, R., Collie, A., Scheepers, M., Brijnath, Bianca, Kosny, A., Mazza, D.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	BioMed Central Ltd 2016
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34155

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