Factors influencing the costs of workers' compensation

Clinics in Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 249-257

  Bernacki, Edward J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW; LAWYER; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRODUCTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; SALARY; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 2942562766     PISSN: 15260046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coem.2004.02.006     Document Type: Review

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