Reducing the costs of work-related musculoskeletal disorders: Targeting strategies to chronic disability cases

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-41

  Baldwin, Marjorie L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Economics; Musculoskeletal disorders; Work disability

Indexed keywords

BACKACHE; CANADA; CHRONIC PAIN; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0842306139     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2003.09.013     Document Type: Article

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