Trends in components of medical spending within workers compensation: Results from 37 states combined

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 232-238

  Shuford, Harry ^a   Restrepo, Tanya ^a   Beaven, Nathan ^a   Leigh, J Paul ^b  

^a National Council on Compensation Insurance   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INJURY; MEDICAL LEAVE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SICK LEAVE; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 67449105463     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181954e3e     Document Type: Article

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