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From: Reasons for and factors associated with issuing sickness certificates for longer periods than necessary: results from a nationwide survey of physicians

Figure 2

Proportion of physicians working at different clinics regularly issuing sickness absence for longer times than necessary due to patient factors (patient do not follow recommendations regarding treatment and rehabilitation), or physician factors (trying to avoid a conflict with the patient, lack of time to discuss alternatives to sick leave during the medical consultations).

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