SBU summary and conclusions
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Kristina Alexanderson and Anders Norlund

Chapter 1. Aim, background, key concepts, regulations, and current statistics
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Kristina Alexanderson and Anders Norlund

Chapter 2. Methods used for the systematic literature search and for the review of relevance, quality, and evidence of studies
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Peter Allebeck and Arne Mastekaasa

Chapter 3. Causes of sickness absence: research approaches and explanatory models
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Gunnel Hensing

Chapter 4. Methodological aspects in sickness-absence research
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Peter Allebeck and Arne Mastekaasa

Chapter 5. Risk factors for sick leave - general studies
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Tommy Hansson and Irene Jensen

Chapter 6. Sickness absence due to back and neck disorders
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Gunnel Hensing and Rolf Wahlström

Chapter 7. Sickness absence and psychiatric disorders
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Joep Perk and Kristina Alexanderson

Chapter 8. Sick leave due to coronary artery disease or stroke
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Eva Vingård, Kristina Alexanderson, and Anders Norlund

Chapter 9. Consequences of being on sick leave
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Eva VingÅrd, Kristina Alexanderson, and Anders Norlund

Chapter 10. Sickness presence
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Rolf Wahlström and Kristina Alexanderson

Chapter 11. Physicians' sick-listing practices
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Kristina Alexanderson and Anders Norlund

Chapter 12. Future need for research
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Appendix
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