Early prognostic factors for duration on temporary total benefits in the first year among workers with compensated occupational soft tissue injuries

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 244-253

  Hogg Johnson, S ^a   Cole, D C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKER; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS; TIME;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 0037385573     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.60.4.244     Document Type: Article

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