Economic burden of illness for employees with painful conditions

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 884-892

  White, Alan G ^a,d   Birnbaum, Howard G ^a   Mareva, Milena N ^a   Henckler, Aaron E ^a   Grossman, Patricia ^b   Mallett, David A ^c  

^a ANALYSIS GROUP   (United States)

^b PURDUE PHARMA L P   (United States)

^c Ingenix Inc   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CANCER; DISABILITY; DRUG COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN; SPINE DISEASE;

EID: 24944566889     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000172867.29041.eb     Document Type: Article

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