Use of medical insurance claims data for occupational health research

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1054-1061

  Cullen, Mark R ^a,d   Vegso, Sally ^a   Cantley, Linda ^a   Galusha, Deron ^a   Rabinowitz, Peter ^a   Taiwo, Oyebode ^a   Fiellin, Martha ^a   Wennberg, David ^b   Iennaco, Joanne ^a   Slade, Martin D ^a   Sircar, Kanta ^a,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Health Dialog Analytic Solutions   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIVACY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALUMINUM; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750019750     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000241049.23093.a4     Document Type: Article

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