Urban-rural differences in work disability after an occupational injury

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 158-164

  Young, Amanda E ^a   Wasiak, Radoslaw ^a   Webster, Barbara S ^a   Shyne, Rebecca G F ^a  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability outcome; Geographic variation; Return to work; Rural health; Work related injury

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HEALTH RISK; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GENDER; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WORK DISABILITY; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TREND STUDY;

EID: 45149093491     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1217     Document Type: Article

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