Short communication, Note
Absenteeism due to rheumatic diseases in Osijek a 17-year follow-up
M. Vujčlić
; Dom zdravlja Osijek, Osijek, Hrvatska
D. Vujčilić
; Dom zdravlja Osijek, Osijek, Hrvatska
J. Kraljević
; Dom zdravlja Osijek, Osijek, Hrvatska
B. Janković
; Dom zdravlja Osijek, Osijek, Hrvatska
Abstract
Rheumatic diseases represent a considerable social and medical problem. Their dimensions are hard to perceive with the sort of evidence we have today. General practitioners provide treatment to about 8 500-14 500 patients yearly. A considerable number of these patients belong to active working population (3 800-8 200). From the structure of morbidity data in general rheumatic diseases appear to be constantly the third with a percentage of 7.9-11.1. In the overall absenteeism rate rheumatic diseases occupy the second place with a steady tendency of growth m the past five years (9.8% in 1978, 15.6% in 1982). In 1976 the number of days of sick leave because of rheumatic diseases was 150 (average 17.8 days) to every 100 workers and in 1982 this number rose to 340 (average 27.5 days).
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Hrčak ID:
153813
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Publication date:
24.2.1987.
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