Sickness absence and disability pension among women with breast cancer: a population-based cohort study from Sweden

Abstract Background Women’s return to work after diagnosis of breast cancer (BC) is becoming more prevalent. However, register-based national investigation on sickness absence (SA) and disability pension (DP) in BC women is lacking. The aim of the study was to explore SA and DP before and after a fi...

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Main Authors: Pia K. Kvillemo, Lingjing Chen, Matteo Bottai, Paolo Frumento, Gino Almondo, Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz, Emilie Friberg, Kristina A. E. Alexanderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10703-1