Services provided following compensable work-related tetraplegia

Spinal Cord

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 248-260

  Young, A E ^a   Webster, B ^a   Giunti, G ^b,c   Pransky, G ^a   Nesathurai, S ^b,d  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Medical Rehabilitation Associates   (United States)

^d ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury; Medical services; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CASE MANAGEMENT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 1942518404     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101598     Document Type: Article

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