The relationship between attorney involvement, claim duration, and workers' compensation costs

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1013-1018

  Bernacki, Edward J ^a   Tao, Xuguang ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; LAWYER; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; TIME; UNITED STATES;

CLUSIA (ANGIOSPERM);

HUMANS; LAWYERS; LOUISIANA; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; TIME FACTORS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 62649168765     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31816fd696     Document Type: Article

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