Patient satisfaction, treatment experience, and disability outcomes in a population-based cohort of injured workers in Washington State: Implications for quality improvement

Health Services Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 727-748

  Wickizer, Thomas M ^a   Franklin, Gary ^a,b   Fulton Kehoe, Deborah ^a   Turner, Judith A ^c   Mootz, Robert ^b   Smith Weller, Terri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient satisfaction; Quality improvement; Treatment outcomes; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LIMB FRACTURE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WORK DISABILITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 3142666108     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2004.00255.x     Document Type: Review

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