Living on social assistance with chronic illness: Buffering and undermining features to well-being

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In Sweden, the social security and sickness insurance systems are comprehensive and aim to provide people whose illness prevents them from earning their own living, with either sickness benefits or disability pension. Some, however,...

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Main Authors: Whitehead Margaret, Johansson Eva, Marttila Anneli, Burström Bo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/754