[Illness-induced early retirement of municipal civil servants].
The present study can't be but an impulse to initiate further investigations on officials' health and it's effects on employment. There are two reasons to do so: 1. The public frequently considers the system of civil servants to be unprofitable--clear facts can only be obtained by precise analysis in comparison with different employees. 2. Up to now, civil servants in Germany have been dealt with as stepchildren of occupational medicine; before including them into regular preventive medical check-ups, it would be efficient to realise relevant requirements.
Volkholz
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Medizinaldirektor, Arzt für Innere Medizin-Betriebsmedizin, Hannover.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009111:Local Government; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010415:Pensions