Employer disability management strategies and other predictors of injury claims rates and costs: Analysis of employment-based long-term disability insurance claims

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-185

  Salkever, David S ^a   Shinogle, Judith A ^a   Purushothaman, Mohankumar ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensation; Disability claims; Disability management; Injury costs; Injury risks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034903723     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4375(01)00042-1     Document Type: Article

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