Compensation for occupational injury and disease in Norway: Ranking of job groups

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 621-628

  Bull, Nils ^a   Riise, Trond ^b   Moen, Bente E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FISHING; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METAL INDUSTRY; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; TEACHER; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0034095551     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200006000-00011     Document Type: Article

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