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Sickness absence, marginality, and medically unexplained physical symptoms: A focus-group study of patients’ experiences

PURPOSE: Medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) form a major cause of sickness absence. The purpose of this study was to explore factors which may influence further marginalization among patients with MUPS on long-term sickness absence. METHODS: Two focus-group discussions were conducted wit...

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Autores principales: Aamland, Aase, Werner, Erik L., Malterud, Kirsti
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3656402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23659708
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02813432.2013.788274