Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Preface: Evidence based medicine and the Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU)
pp. 3-4(2)
Authors: Alexanderson, Kristina; Norlund, Anders

Preface: Evidence based medicine and the Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU)
pp. 3-4(2)
Authors: Alexanderson, Kristina; Norlund, Anders

Contributors
pp. 5-5(1)

SBU summary and conclusions
pp. 6-11(6)

Chapter 1. Aim, background, key concepts, regulations, and current statistics
pp. 12-30(19)
Authors: Alexanderson, Kristina; Norlund, Anders

Chapter 2. Methods used for the systematic literature search and for the review of relevance, quality, and evidence of studies
pp. 31-35(5)
Authors: Alexanderson, Kristina; Norlund, Anders

Chapter 3. Causes of sickness absence: research approaches and explanatory models
pp. 36-43(8)
Authors: Allebeck, Peter; Mastekaasa, Arne

Chapter 4. Methodological aspects in sickness-absence research
pp. 44-48(5)
Author: Hensing, Gunnel

Chapter 5. Risk factors for sick leave – general studies
pp. 49-108(60)
Authors: Allebeck, Peter; Mastekaasa, Arne

Chapter 6. Sickness absence due to back and neck disorders
pp. 109-151(43)
Authors: Hansson, Tommy; Jensen, Irene

Chapter 7. Sickness absence and psychiatric disorders
pp. 152-180(29)
Authors: Hensing, Gunnel; Wahlström, Rolf

Chapter 8. Sick leave due to coronary artery disease or stroke
pp. 181-206(26)
Authors: Perk, Joep; Alexanderson, Kristina

Chapter 9. Consequences of being on sick leave
pp. 207-215(9)
Authors: Vingård, Eva; Alexanderson, Kristina; Norlund, Anders

Chapter 10. Sickness presence
pp. 216-221(6)
Authors: Vingård, Eva; Alexanderson, Kristina; Norlund, Anders

Chapter 11. Physicians' sick-listing practices
pp. 222-255(34)
Authors: Wahlström, Rolf; Alexanderson, Kristina

Chapter 12. Future need for research
pp. 256-258(3)
Authors: Alexanderson, Kristina; Norlund, Anders

Appendix
pp. 259-261(3)