title: [The concept of disease and handicap in the National Insurance Act. Clinical features, epidemiology and medical ethical points of view].
abstract: The article discusses the physicians' problems in their work corrected to medical certification for a National Disability Pension etc. The most prevalent problems are quantitative assessment of disability in general, and diagnostic understanding of the growing number of ill-defined conditions with somatic and psycho-social components in particular. The article considers physicians' ethical weighing up of obligations both to the individual patient/applicant and to proper use of public funds. A public discussion and clarification of the place of National Disability Pension in the solving of social problems is advised.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hartvig
mesh_terms: D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004194:Disease / Q000191:economics*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D009664:Norway; D010415:Pensions; D010819:Physician's Role
vernacular_title: Sykdoms- og uførebegrepet i Folketrygden. Kliniske, epidemiologiske og legeetiske betraktninger.