Predictors of chronic disability in injured workers: A systematic literature synthesis

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 707-722

  Turner, Judith A ^a   Franklin, Gary ^b,c   Turk, Dennis C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Predictors; Return to work; Review; Risk factors; Work injury; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; AGE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; WORK DISABILITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033767986     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0274(200012)38:6<707::AID-AJIM10>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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