Disability prevention and communication among workers, physicians, employers, and insurers - Current models and opportunities for improvement

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 625-634

  Pransky, Glenn S ^a   Shaw, William S ^a   Franche, Renee Louise ^b   Clarke, Andrew ^c  

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

^b INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^c Clarke Brown and Associates   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB ANALYSIS; MANAGED CARE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKER;

COMMUNICATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; INSURANCE CARRIERS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; RESEARCH;

EID: 3042771217     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280410001672517     Document Type: Review

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