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. 1970 Oct;27(4):368–371. doi: 10.1136/oem.27.4.368

General practice workload and certification of illness during a coalfield strike

J E Lunn 1, J G Rider 1, W H R Waters 1, R B Charnock 1
PMCID: PMC1069429  PMID: 5488697

Abstract

Lunn, J. E., Rider, J. G., Waters, W. H. R., and Charnock, R. B. (1970).Brit. J. industr. Med.,27, 368-371. General practice workload and certification of illness during a coalfield strike. During a two-week coalfield strike the miners in the study practice demanded less medical attention and required fewer certificates than usual. These findings contrasted with the picture for the non-miners which showed no change.

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