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From incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance: social sorting, sickness and impairment and social security

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From incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance: social sorting, sickness and impairment and social security. / Grover, Christopher; Piggott, Linda.
In: Policy Studies, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2010, p. 265-282.

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Grover, C & Piggott, L 2010, 'From incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance: social sorting, sickness and impairment and social security', Policy Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 265-282. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442870903429678

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Grover, C., & Piggott, L. (2010). From incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance: social sorting, sickness and impairment and social security. Policy Studies, 31(2), 265-282. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442870903429678

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Grover C, Piggott L. From incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance: social sorting, sickness and impairment and social security. Policy Studies. 2010;31(2):265-282. doi: 10.1080/01442870903429678

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Grover, Christopher ; Piggott, Linda. / From incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance: social sorting, sickness and impairment and social security. In: Policy Studies. 2010 ; Vol. 31, No. 2. pp. 265-282.

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