Work-related injury in NSW hospitalisation and workers' compensation datasets: A comparative analysis

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 352-357

  Boufous, Soufiane ^a   Williamson, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACK; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEG FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SPRAIN; STATISTICS; WORKER; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0038378822     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2003.tb00406.x     Document Type: Article

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