Physical and mental health functioning after all-cause and diagnosis-specific sickness absence: a register-linkage follow-up study among ageing employees

• Main Authors: Minna Mänty (Author), Tea Lallukka (Author), Jouni Lahti (Author), Olli Pietiläinen (Author), Mikko Laaksonen (Author), Eero Lahelma (Author), Ossi Rahkonen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sickness absence has been shown to be a risk marker for severe future health outcomes, such as disability retirement and premature death. However, it is poorly understood how all-cause and diagnosis-specific sickness absence is reflected in subsequent physical and mental health f...