Overstating the Prevalence of Symptom Exaggeration in Workers' Compensation Cases

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1014-1015

  Sears, Jeanne M ^a   Wickizer, Thomas M ^a   Franklin, Gary M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HAND SURGERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LETTER; MALINGERING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FRAUD; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MALINGERING; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 47749132941     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.02.023     Document Type: Letter

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