Disability management and occupational health

Occupational Medicine - State of the Art Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 693-703

  Margoshes, Barton ^a,b  

^a Liberty Mutual Insurance Company   (United States)

^b Risk Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYER HEALTH COSTS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 33748899341     PISSN: 0885114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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