The effect of compensation on general health in patients sustaining fractures in motor vehicle trauma

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 216-220

  Harris, Ian A ^a   Young, Jane M ^b   Jalaludin, Bin B ^a   Solomon, Michael J ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Surgical Outcomes Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compensation; Fracture; General health; Lawyer; Motor vehicle accident

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; COMPENSATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAWYER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PATELLA FRACTURE; PELVIS FRACTURE; POOR GENERAL CONDITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIOECONOMICS; TALUS FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; DATA COLLECTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAWYERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 42049115893     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31815c11dc     Document Type: Article

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