Social and economic impacts of workplace illness and injury: Current and future directions for research

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 398-402

  Boden, Leslie I ^a   Biddle, Elyce A ^b   Spieler, Emily A ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost of illness; Disability; Economic impacts; Economics; Employment; Occupational diseases; Occupational injuries; Social impacts; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYABILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK DISABILITY; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; COST OF ILLNESS; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 0034804742     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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