Accuracy of injury coding in a Canadian workers compensation system

Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 349-355

  Alamgir, Hasanat ^a   Tompa, Emile ^b   Demers, Paul ^c   Koehoom, Mieke ^c   Ostry, Aleck ^c  

^a Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare in British Columbia   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Canada; Injury coding; Injury diagnosis; Workers compensation system

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849144076     PISSN: 08156409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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