Race and socioeconomic differences in post-settlement outcomes for African American and Caucasian Workers' Compensation claimants with low back injuries

Pain

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 462-472

  Chibnall, John T ^a   Tait, Raymond C ^a   Andresen, Elena M ^b   Hadler, Nortin M ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Back injuries; Disability evaluation; Employment; Health services research; Healthcare disparities; Race; Socioeconomic factors; Treatment outcomes; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INJURY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 15244341531     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2005.01.011     Document Type: Article

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