The impact of workplace screening on the occurrence of cumulative trauma disorders and workers' compensation claims

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 84-92

  Melhorn, J Mark ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b Hand Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PROGRAM; INJURY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOGNITION; SCREENING; TRAUMATOLOGY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0032950356     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199902000-00002     Document Type: Article

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