The effectiveness of standard care, early intervention, and occupational management in workers' compensation claims: Part 2

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 1573-1579

  Lemstra, Mark ^a   Olszynski, W P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost; Disability; Early intervention; Incidence; Occupational management; Standard care; Workers' Compensation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; SURVIVAL; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ABSENTEEISM; ARM INJURIES; BACK INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SASKATCHEWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 3242711190     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000131468.44808.DC     Document Type: Article

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