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Explaining socioeconomic differences in sickness absence: the Whitehall II Study
1993
BMJ (Clinical Research Edition)
Objective-To describe and explain the socioeconomic gradient in sickness absence. Design-Analysis of questionnaire and sickness absence data collected from the first phase of the Whitehall II study. Grade of employment was used as a measure ofsocioeconomic status. Setting-20 civil service departments in London. Subjects-6900 male and 3414 female civil servants aged 35-55 years. Main outcome measures-Rates of short spells (<7 days) and long spells (>7 days) of sickness absence. Results-A strong
doi:10.1136/bmj.306.6874.361
pmid:8461681
pmcid:PMC1676477
fatcat:pzazbl5ukndrlkpdvedhmm2hra